Devulapalli Venkata Rao

Background

Rao, Devulapalli Venkata was born on July 6, 1933 in Pithapuram, India. Son of Janakiramayya and Suryakantham Rao. arrived in the United States, 1966.

Education

AB, Harvard University, 1986; Juris Doctor, Harvard University, 1990; Bachelor of Science, University of California, Berkeley, 1991; Bachelor, U. Massachusetts, 1997.

Career

Lecturer in physics, Andhra U., Vizag, India, 1957-1959, 61-63; research associate, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1959-1961; senior scientist, Solid State Physics Laboratory, Delhi, India, 1963-1966; research physicist, Maser Optics Inc., Boston, 1966-1968; associate professor, U. Massachusetts, Boston, 1968-1975; professor physics, U. Massachusetts, Boston, since 1975; chair physics Department, University Massachusetts, Boston, 1978-1980. Graduate program director U. Massachusetts, 1986-1988, 92-95.

Achievements

• Devulapalli Venkata Rao has been listed as a noteworthy Physics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Physical Society, Optical Society American, Materials Research Society, Optical Engineering.

Connections

Married Lalitha Rao, May 24, 1962. Children: Radhika, Sandhya, Amsu.

Father:

Janakiramayya Rao

Mother:

Suryakantham Rao

Spouse:

Lalitha Rao

child:

Radhika Rao

child:

Amsu Rao

child:

Sandhya Rao