Rao Rajagopala Nimmagadda

Background

Nimmagadda, Rao Rajagopala was born on July 1, 1944 in Donepudi, Andhra Pradesh, India. Son of Suryaprakasa Rao and Bullemma (Venigalla) Nimmagadda. came to the United States, 1967.

Education

B Technology with honors, Indian Institute Technology, Bombay, 1965; Master of Science, Michigan Technology U., 1970; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California at Los Angeles, 1975.

Career

Junior science officer, Defense Metallurgical Research laboratories, Hyderabad, India, 1965-1967; postdoctoral scholar, University of California at Los Angeles, 1975-1978; research engineer, University of California at Los Angeles, 1978-1981; research scientist, Smith Tool, Irvine, California, 1981-1983; research scientist, Burroughs, Westlake Village, California, 1983-1984; research engineer, Memorex Corporation, Santa Clara, California, 1984-1986; staff scientist, Lockheed Missiles & Space Company, Palo Alto, California, 1986-1993; section head, Akashic Memories Corporation, San Jose, California, 1993-1998; sputter process engineer, International Business Machines Corporation, San Jose, California, since 1998.

Achievements

• Rao Rajagopala Nimmagadda has been listed as a notable Materials scientist, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President Telugu Association Southern California, 1977, director Hindu Temple Society Southern California, 1977-1980, president, 1980. Member American Vacuum Society, Materials Research Society.

Connections

Married Usha Rani Chava, November 7, 1965 (divorced November 1980). Children: Sandhya Rani, Pramada Shree;m. Jhansi Rani Talluri, December 18, 1980.

Children: Sai Chandra and SriSpandana.

Father:

Suryaprakasa Rao Nimmagadda

Mother:

Bullemma (Venigalla) Nimmagadda

Spouse:

Usha Rani Chava

child:

Sai Chandra and SriSpandana Nimmagadda

child:

Sandhya Rani Nimmagadda

child:

1980 Nimmagadda

child:

Pramada Shree;m. Jhansi Rani Talluri Nimmagadda

child:

December 18 Nimmagadda