Background
Shukla, Vijai Krishna Shanker was born on March 23, 1948 in Allahabad, India. Son of Karuna Shanker and Rajeshawri Shukla.
administrator researcher Food scientist
Shukla, Vijai Krishna Shanker was born on March 23, 1948 in Allahabad, India. Son of Karuna Shanker and Rajeshawri Shukla.
Master of Science, University Allahabad, 1969. Doctor of Philosophy, University Allahabad, 1973.
Senior scientist Risø Research Center Roskilde University, Denmark, 1975-1977. Senior scientist Federal Center Lipid Research, West Germany, 1978-1979. Senior manager Aarhus (Denmark) Oliefabrik Aktieselskab, Denmark, 1979-1989.
Director Research and Development Karlshamns, Karlshamn, Sweden, 1990-1991. Director International Food Science Center, Lystrup, Denmark, since 1991. Invited lecturer various conferences and meetings, United States, Europe, Japan, India and Malaysia.
Invited speaker World Conference on Edible Oils and Fats Processing, Maastricht, 1989. Keynote speaker OTA international seminar, Bombay, 1995, Otai International Seminar, Lucknow, 1998. Speaker MOSTA short course, Malaysia, 1996.
Chairman AOCS Wold Conference, Toronto, 1999. Chairman conference on confectionery fat Service Civil International, 1996. Expert food technical World Bank.
Adjunct professor department food science University Illinois, 2000.
Member International Office Cocoa Chocolate & Confectionery (chairman Nuclear magnetic resonance group since 1989), American Oil Chemist's Society (chairman Nuclear magnetic resonance group since 1993, session chairman annual meetings 1986-2003, chairman short course 1998, associate editor journal since 1992, associate editor INFORM since 1989, presenter annual meetings, Best Presentation awards, Herbert Dutton award 1996, member editorial advisory board, Stephen Son of Chang award 2002), Royal Society Chemistry, Chromatography Society, Scandinavian Society Lipid Research (executive governor board member), Palm Oil Research Institute Malaysia (program advisory committee), Pennsylvania Manufacturers Confectioners' Association.
Married Alice Arvid, February 21, 1981. Children: Philip, Sunita.