National Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Dr. Rangaraju Visvanathan
FELLOW, ELECTED 2016

Born in Kottapalayam, Thiruchirappalli District of Tamil Nadu, India on 16 July 1960. Educated at RC Middle School, Kottapalayam, 1965-72; Swami Vivekanada Vidyala Higher Secondary School, Vairichettipalyam, 1973-76; Nehru Memorial College, Puthanampatti, P.U.C. 1977; Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, B.E. (Ag.) and Ph.D., 1977-1982 and 1996; Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, M.Tech.,1984.

Assistant Professor, College of Agricultural Engineering, Coimbatore, 1984-1991, 1992-1997; Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kattupakkam, 1991-1992; Tamil Nadu Rice Research Institute, Aduthurai, 1997-1998; Associate Professor and Professor, Agricultural Engineering College and Research Institute, Coimbatore, 1998-2007; Head, Food Process Engineering, 2007-2012; Head, Centre for Post Harvest Technology, 2012-2014; Professor, Anbil Dharmalingam Agricultural College and Research Institute, Thiruchirappalli, 2014-2020.

Awards/Honours: Jawaharlal Nehru Award (ICAR), 1997; FAO Fellow - visiting scientist at University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, 2000; USAID - ALO visiting scientist at University of California, Davis, 2005; TNAU Best Teacher Award, 2013; Bharat Ratna Dr. C. Subramaniam Award for Outstanding Teacher (ICAR), 2014; Team Award of Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers, New Delhi for Development of e-courses for B.Tech. Agricultural Engineering, 2017; Best Reviewer Award of Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers, New Delhi, 2019; ISAE Gold Medal Award of Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers, New Delhi, 2020 for contribution to the profession of Agricultural Engineering; Associate Editor, Agricultural Research, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, New Delhi.

Fellow: Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers, New Delhi, 2010; Institution of Engineers (India), 2010

Research Areas: Drying, storage, waste utilisation, value addition, food safety and quality control

Address: 12/36, Sowbhagya Nagar - A Block, Civil Aerodrome P.O., Coimbatore 641014, Tamil Nadu; [Tel: Cell: 9443129711, 8940230264; Email: drrviswanathan@gmail.com; drrviswanathan@rediffmail.com]

Member Executive Council 1 Jan, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2022