Girish M. Ganjyal, Ph.D., MBA, is an Associate Professor and Extension Food Processing Specialist at Washington State University in the School of Food Science. He is also the Interim Director of the School of Food Science. He is also an Adjunct Faculty at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Kansas State University. From 2009 to 2013, Dr. Ganjyal worked as a Principal Engineer in the Advanced Research Team at PepsiCo, where he made significant contributions in extrusion processing and the frying process. He also served as Principal Scientist at MGP Ingredients, Inc., from 2004 to 2009, where he made considerable contributions in the areas of extrusion processing and protein ingredients. He obtained his Ph.D. in Food and Bioprocess Engineering from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2004.