Mysore :

Dr. G. Venkateswara Rao (63), former Acting Director of CFTRI, passed away on June 11 at JSS Hospital in city following a cardiac arrest. A resident of CFTRI Layout in Bogadi, he leaves behind his wife and two sons.

Born on Feb. 19, 1951, Dr. Rao obtained his M.Sc in Chemistry from Andhra University in 1973 and Ph. D in Food Science from University of Mysore in 1983.

Dr. Rao joined Flour Milling Baking and Confectionery Technology, CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) in 1974. He pursued research in the area of wheat science and technology for over 39 years.

He superannuated on February 2013 after holding the position of Acting Director, CFTRI for one-and-half years.

Dr. Venkateswara is a recipient of German Academic Exchange Service Fellowship during 1978 to 1980 and worked at Federal Research Institute for Cereal and Potato Processing, Detmold, Germany. He has visited Sultanate of Oman on the invitation of the Government to conduct study on Food Processing in that country.

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