Ody Maningat, Ph.D., Vice President of Application Technology & Technical Services
Clodualdo "Ody" Maningat, Ph.D., has served as Vice President of Application Technology and Technical Services since June 2002. Previously, he was Corporate Director of Research and Development and Technical Marketing from 1997 to 2002. He served as Corporate Director of Research and Development and Quality Control for the Company from 1992 to 1997. Dr. Maningat joined MGP as a research and development chemist in 1986.
Dr. Maningat received his bachelor’s degree in chemistry at Adamson University in 1976 and his master’s degree in agricultural chemistry at the University of the Philippines in 1981. Dr. Maningat was awarded hiss Ph.D. degree in grain science at Kansas State University, Manhattan, in 1986. While involved in post-graduate studies, he also spent five years as a research chemist at the International Rice Research Institute in Los Banos, Philippines.
Dr. Maningat serves as an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Grain Science and Industry at Kansas State University. Dr. Maningat is a member of the American Association of Cereal Chemists, Institute of Food Technologists, American Chemical Society, American Society for Quality, and the Phi Kappa Phi Honor society. He has helped author several research articles in food science publications, and has co-authored a variety of product patents. He additionally has received various awards and honors, including the Majel A. MacMasters Memorial Achievement Award and the Outstanding Award in Science.