Ramesh C. Ray

Ramesh Chandra Ray
Born (1955-11-22) 22 November 1955 (age 68)
Jajpur, Odisha, India
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Agriculture and food microbiologist, author, and editor
Academic background
EducationB.Sc., M.Sc., and Ph.D.
Alma materUtkal University, India
Academic work
InstitutionsIndian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)- Central Tuber Crops Research Institute Bhubaneswar/Thiruvanathapuram, India

Ramesh Chandra Ray is an agriculture and food microbiologist, author, and editor. He is the former Principal Scientist (Microbiology), and Head of the Regional Centre at Indian Council of Agricultural Research ICAR - Central Tuber Crops Research Institute in Bhubaneswar, India.[1]

Ray is the author of Agricultural and Biotechnological Applications of Bacillus subtilis, Lactic acid Fermentation of Sweet Potato, and Extracellular Thermostable α- amylase from Streptomyces erumpens, and editor of several agriculture and food microbiology books. His research interests are in the fields of food biology, and bioprocess technology with a particular focus on fermented food system, microbiology, food security, bio-ethanol from starchy crops, as well as bio-processing of agricultural and food wastes.[2]

Ray is a Fellow of National Academy of Agricultural Sciences,[3] National Academy of Biological Sciences,[4] and Confederation of Horticultural Societies in India. He holds editorial appointment as Series Editor of Food Biology,[5] and Applied Biotechnology Reviews.[6] He was included in the top 2% scientists of the world ranking in a database prepared by Stanford University in 2021, 2022 and 2023.[7]

  1. ^ Ray, Ramesh C. (7 April 2021). Sustainable Biofuels - 1st Edition. Elsevier Science. ISBN 978-0-12-820297-5. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  2. ^ "Ramesh C. Ray – Research Gate Profile".
  3. ^ "Dr Ramesh C. Ray - Fellow Elected 2008".
  4. ^ "Profile of Dr. Ramesh C. Ray". nabsindia.org.
  5. ^ "Food Biology Series".
  6. ^ Ray, Ramesh C. (13 September 2020). Microbial Biotechnology in Food and Health. Elsevier Science. ISBN 978-0-12-819813-1. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  7. ^ "Top 2% Most Influential Scientists (2023) ICAR, India".