Sonali Raghunath, is a Food Engineer cum scientist working on her Ph.D. at the University of Minnesota to better understand how novel food processing technologies can be used to improve the functionality of food proteins. She has a B.Tech in Food Technology from Anna University, Chennai, India, and her M.S. in Food Science from the University of Minnesota. Sonali is a proud recipient of various leadership awards and scholarships from IFT Feeding Tomorrow, including the Excellence in Leadership Graduate award from IFT and MnDRIVE Global food ventures. She has served as both a student and social media lead for the IFT Dairy Foods Division, and is a Past Student Committee Chair of IFTNPD.