Boyina Ravi Prasad Rao

Background

Rao, Boyina Ravi Prasad was born on June 1, 1964 in Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India. Son of B.V. Suba Rao and Chennamma.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Botany, Zoology, Chemistry, V R College, Nellore, 1984. Master of Science in Botany, Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur, 1986. Doctor of Philosophy in Plant Taxonomy, Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur, 1990.

Career

Assistant professor S. K. University, 1992—2002, associate professor, 2002—2009, professor, since 2009, head department botany, 2005—2008. National Service Scheme programme officer Science Wing, 2000—2003. Cultural coordinator Sri Krishnadevaraya University, 2003—2005, landscape officer Anantapur, since 2009.

Trainer National Research Service Award, Hyderabad, 1994—1995, IIRS, Dehra Dun, 1996, NIAS, Bangalore, 1998, NBRI, Lucknow, 2000, NISCAIR Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, 2002. Member Indian Subcontinent Plant Specialist Group, Species Survival Commission, International Union Conservation Nature, 2009. Visiting fellow Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, 2009.

Expert member Dialectical Behaviour Therapy-Biotechnol., 2007, FRI-MoEF, Phytodiversity Network India, 2007. Coordinator MoEF-NBSAP Southern Andhra Pradesh, 2001—2002.

Achievements

• Boyina Ravi Prasad Rao has been listed as a noteworthy biology professor by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of East Himalayan Society Spermatophyte Taxonomy (life), Society Ethnobotanists (life), Indian Science Congress Association (life), Indian Botanical Society (life), Indian Association Angiosperm Taxonomy (life).

Interests

• Reading, music, movies.

Connections

Married Veenadhari Rao. Children: Divya, Krishna Sai.

Father:

B.V. Suba Rao Chennamma

Mother:

Chennamma

Spouse:

Veenadhari Rao

child:

Divya Rao

child:

Krishna Sai Rao