V. Rao Vemuri

Background

Vemuri, V. Rao was born on January 17, 1937 in Chodavaram, India. Son of Someswararao and Sitamma (Tenneti) Vemuri. came to the United States, 1961.

Education

B Engineering, Andhra U., Kakinada, India, 1958; Master of Science, U. Detroit, 1963; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California at Los Angeles, 1968.

Career

Testing engineer, Bhilai (India) Steel Works, 1958-1961; junior engineer, Radio Corporation of America, Indianapolis, 1963-1964; senior engineer, Environmental Dynamics, Los Angeles, 1968-1969; assistant professor, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1970-1973; associate professor, State University of New York, Binghamton, 1973-1981; sub-project manager, TRW, Redondo Beach, California, 1982-1985; professor, University of California, Davis, since 1986; vice chair department engineering, University of California, Davis, 1996&. Founding member, chief technical officer Smartifacts, LLC, since 1998. Founder Eco Foundation, 1998.

Achievements

• V. Rao Vemuri has been listed as a noteworthy Engineering educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors Vanguri Foundation, Houston, since 1995. Founder, president Eco Foundation, since 1998. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior), Association for Computing Machinery.

Interests

• Avocation: popularization of science.

Connections

Married Uma Vemuri; children: Sita, Sunil, Mytilee.

Father:

Someswararao Vemuri

Mother:

Sitamma (Tenneti) Vemuri

Spouse:

Uma Vemuri

child:

Mytilee Vemuri

child:

Sita Vemuri

child:

Sunil Vemuri