Venkat R Bhethanabotla

 Venkat Bhethanabotla obtained his PhD and BS degrees in Chemical Engineering from Penn State, USA, and Osmania University, India. He is a professor in the Department of Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering at University of South Florida and has served as department Chair for 6 years (2009-2015).     Venkat is elected Fellow of American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), National Academy of Inventors (NAI), and an elected member of the Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine of Florida.