Kantha Shelke

Background

Shelke, Kantha was born on March 9, 1957 in Bangalore, Mysore, India. Daughter of Hari Hara and Saroja (Ramaswamy) Subramanian.

Education

Master of Science in Chemistry, Bangalore U., India, 1978; Doctor of Philosophy in Cereal Science, North Dakota State University, 1986.

Career

Instructor, North Dakota State University, Fargo, 1986-1987; instructor, research associate, Kansas State University, Manhattan, 1987-1992; scientist, Grand Metropolitan Food Sector, Minneapolis, 1992-1993; research associate, Continental Baking Company, St. Louis, since 1993. Consultant in field, 1987-1992.

Achievements

• Kantha Shelke has been listed as a noteworthy Cereal chemist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Association of University Women, Manhattan, Kansas, 1989-1992. Member American Association Cereal Chemists (committee chair since 1991), American Chemical Society, Institute Food Technologists, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Children: Tara, Nikhil.

Father:

Hari Hara Subramanian

Mother:

Saroja (Ramaswamy) Subramanian

child:

Tara Shelke

child:

Nikhil Shelke