M. Shaji's paper on microwave sensor system for detecting contamination in food products has received the Gandhian Young Technological Innovation Award 2014. The work titled, 'Microwave Coplanar Sensor System For Detecting Contamination In Food Products', supervised by Dr. M. J. Akhtar, describes a fully non-destructive system, in which the scattering coefficients of the test fluid over a certain RF band is measured, and compared with those of standard samples, to detect the level of contamination. The work addresses improvements in the field of food quality and safety assurance and the feasibilty of microwaves for the same.
