Background
Tummala, Rao Ramamohana was born on February 15, 1942 in Nandamuru, India. Came to the United States, 1966. Son of Venkateswara Rao and Subbamma (Paladugu) Tummala.
Tummala, Rao Ramamohana was born on February 15, 1942 in Nandamuru, India. Came to the United States, 1966. Son of Venkateswara Rao and Subbamma (Paladugu) Tummala.
Bachelor of Science, Loyola College, Vijayawada, India, 1961. Bachelor of Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, 1963. Master of Science, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada, 1964.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Illinois, 1968.
International Business Machines Corporation fellow, 1984-1993; process engineer, Norton Company, Niagara Falls, Canada, 1965-1966; research assistant, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1966-1968; staff engineer, International Business Machines Corporation Corporation, East Fishkill, New York, 1968-1970; advisory engineer, International Business Machines Corporation Corporation, East Fishkill, New York, 1970-1976; senior engineer, International Business Machines Corporation Corporation, East Fishkill, New York, 1976-1984; fellow, International Business Machines Corporation Corporation, East Fishkill, New York, since 1984; director, International Business Machines Corporation Corporation, East Fishkill, New York, 1987-1989; Pettit chair professor, Georgia Institute Technology, Atlanta, since 1993. Member selection committee Inventors Hall of Fame, Washington, since 1984.
Member of advisory board University of Illinois, Urbana, 1980-1983. Chairman advisory board University of California, Berkeley, 1987-1989, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1990-1993. Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Ceramic Society.
Member National Academy of Engineering.
Married Anne Mitran, December 30, 1966. Children: Dinesh, Vijay, Suneel.