Background
Akella, Jagannadham was born on September 13, 1937 in Kakinada, Andhra, India. Son of Visweswara Rao and Balatripura Sundari Akella. came to the United States, 1965.
geochemist materials science investigator
Akella, Jagannadham was born on September 13, 1937 in Kakinada, Andhra, India. Son of Visweswara Rao and Balatripura Sundari Akella. came to the United States, 1965.
Bachelor of Science with honors, U. College Andhra U., Vizag (A.P.), India, 1957; Master of Science, Andhra U., 1958; Doctor of Philosophy, Indian Institute Technology, Kharagpur (Warner Bros.), India, 1962.
Senior lecturer department geology, Rajastan U., Udaipur, Raj., India, 1962-1963;
academic exchange scholar, U. Göttingen (Federal Republic of Germany), 1963-1965;
research associate, University of California at Los Angeles, 1965-1966, 67-71;
fellow, Geophysical Laboratory Carnegie Institution, Washington, 1971-1974;
senior resident research associate, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center, Houston, 1974-1977;
senior scientist, Lawrence Livermore (California) National Laboratory University of California, since 1977. Petrology group leader Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Earth Sciences, Livermore, 1979-1982. Adjunct Professor California State University, Hayward, 1983, Chabo College Valley Campus, Livermore, 1984.
Advisor high pressure research United Nations Development Program, National Geophysical Research Institute Hyderabad, India, 1986.
Treasurer Hindu Community Cultural Center, Livermore, 1987-1990, board directors, 1990-1993, president, 1992-1993. Fellow Indian Mineral. Society, Mineral. Society American, Carnegie Institution Geophysical Laboratory.
Member American Geophysical Union.
Married Lalita-Vemparala, July 14, 1967. Children: Anita Sundari, Sadhana Sri, Mamata Kumari.
