Background
Nair, K. Manikantan was born on May 25, 1933 in Vaikam, India. Son of Kumaran and Karthiyani (Amma) Nair. came to the United States, 1962.
Nair, K. Manikantan was born on May 25, 1933 in Vaikam, India. Son of Kumaran and Karthiyani (Amma) Nair. came to the United States, 1962.
Bachelor of Science, U. Kerala, 1959; Master of Science, U. Kerala, 1961; Master of Science, Pennsylvania State University, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Washington, 1969.
Research scientist, CGCRI, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Calcutta, India, 1961-1962; researcher, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 1962-1965; researcher, U. Washington, Seattle, 1965-1974; faculty member, U. Cincinnati, 1974-1978; scientist, DuPont Company, Wilmington, Delaware, since 1978. President Ideas, Inc., East Amherst, New York, since 1989. Adjunct Professor State University of New York, since 1992.
Active various political groups, Kerala, 1944-1962. Fellow American Ceramic Society (chair, program chair 1986-1992, trustee 1993).
Married Xina Nair, September 21, 1970. 1 child, M. Nathan.