Dr Ramesh C. Ray
FELLOW, ELECTED 2008

Born in Jajpur, Orissa, India on 22 November 1955. Educated at Ranihat High School, Cuttack, 1966-70; BJB College, Bhubaneswar, 1970- 74; Ravenshaw College, Cuttack, 1974-76; Central Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, 1977-80; Ph.D, 1984.

Lecturer, Kendrapara College, Orissa, 1980-85; Scientist, ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bangalore/Ranchi, 1985-88; Senior Scientist, 1988-98; Principal Scientist, ICAR- Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, Thiruvanathapuram/Bhubaneswar, 1998-2017; Visiting Scientist, EMBRAPA, Cassava and Fruits, Brazil, 1998; Centre de Cooperation Internationale en Recherche Agronimique pour le Developpement (CIRAD), France, 2007; Montpellier University II, France, 2007; Visiting Research Professor, Dept. of Food Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA, 2008, Dept. of Microbiology, University of Dhaka, Bangaladesh, 2005,2014, 2019, Senior Consultant (sweet potato), International Potato Center, India (2019- 2020).

Awards/Honours: ICAR Team Research Award (Post-harvest Technology), 1998; Asian Federation of Lactic acid Bacteria Award, 2005; American Society of Microbiology Award for International Professorship in Microbiology, USA, 2008; Series Editor, Food Biology, CRC Press, 2013- onwards; Series Editor, Applied Biotechnology Review, Elsevier, 2020- onwards; Odisha Bigyan Academy Samanta Chandra Sekhar Award in Life Science, 2013.

Fellow: Confederation of Horticulture Association of India, 2013; National Academy of Biological Sciences, 2016

Research Areas: Food fermentation, food microbiology, bioprocessing

Address: Rays House, 1071/17, Lane-4(L), Jagamohan Nagar, ITER Eng College Road, Khandagiri PO, Bhubaneswar 751030, Odisha; [Tel: Cell: 9777771840; Fax: (0674) 2470528; Email: rc.ray6@gmail.com]