Dr. Surendranath Suman is the Professor of Meat Science and University Research Professor at the Department of Animal and Food Sciences, University of Kentucky. He also serves as the Assistant Dean for Research at the Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment of the University of Kentucky. His research program focuses on the fundamental and applied aspects of meat color and is continuously supported by USDA NIFA AFRI competitive grants program. He has authored more than 290 scientific publications (including 120 peer-reviewed journal articles and 15 book chapters) and has been listed among the top 2% of world’s most-cited scientists.

For his outstanding research accomplishments, Dr. Suman has received numerous professional awards, including the American Meat Science Association Signal Service Fellow Award (2024), American Meat Science Association Distinguished Research Award (2022), American Meat Science Association International Lectureship Award (2019), American Society of Animal Science Meats Research Award (2018), Thomas Poe Cooper Research Award of the University of Kentucky (2017), Bobby Pass Excellence in Grantsmanship Award of the University of Kentucky (2016), American Society of Animal Science Early Career Achievement Award (2013), American Meat Science Association Achievement Award (2012), American Society of Animal Science Southern Section Outstanding Young Animal Scientist Award for Research (2012), and International Meat Secretariat Prize (2009).

Dr. Suman is the Associate Editor (2016–present) for Meat and Muscle Biology, the official journal of the American Meat Science Association. He also served as Associate Editor for Journal of Animal Science (2013–2016) and as Guest Editor for Animal Frontiers (2014 October). He served/continues to serve as a member of the editorial boards of Meat Science (2010–2016), International Journal of Food Science and Technology (2013–present), and Fleischwirtschaft International (2011–present). As a globally recognized expert in meat quality, Dr. Suman has been an invited speaker at 65-plus scientific conferences and research institutions in the US, Canada, Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, China, India, Belgium, Germany, and Norway.