Ross Lindsay Hood

Background

Hood, Ross Lindsay was born on February 21, 1944 in Cowra, NSW, Australia. Son of Lindsay and Eveline Phillips (Brown) Hood.

Education

Bachelor of Science, U. NSW, 1968; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Minnesota, 1972.

Career

Technical assistant, Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organisation division food research, North Ryde, NSW., Australia, 1962-1968; research scientist, Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organisation division food science and technical, North Ryde, 1972-1995; research assistant, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, 1968-1972; managing director, Consolidated Analysis Centers, Inc Clinic Proprietary Ltd., Castle Hill, Australia, since 1995. Managing director UndercoverWear Proprietary Ltd., Consolidated Analysis Centers, Inc Clinic Proprietary Ltd., Sydney. Visiting professor Iowa State University, Ames, 1980-1981.

Consultant Palm Oil Research Institute Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, since 1989.

Achievements

• Ross Lindsay Hood has been listed as a notable Research scientist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Australiasian representative International Congress on Biochemistry of Lipids, Europe, since 1988. Member Nutrition Advisory Committee for East Asia/Pacific, Asia, since 1990. Member American Meat Science Association, American Institute Nutrition, New York Academy Sciences, Nutrition Society Australia, Rotary Club Catle Hill (youth director 1991-1993), Gamma Sigma Delta, Sigma Xi.

Interests

• Avocations: golf, tennis, woodwork, stamps, traveling.

Connections

Married Jeannette Robyn McBride, February 5, 1966 (divorced February 1977). Children: Adam John, Nicole Jane. Married Kathleen Marie Vermont, September 16, 1978.

Father:

Lindsay Hood

Mother:

Eveline Phillips (Brown) Hood

Spouse:

Kathleen Marie Vermont

Spouse:

Jeannette Robyn McBride

child:

Nicole Jane Hood

child:

Adam John Hood