Background
Khattri, Kailash Nath was born on June 24, 1934 in Varanasi, U.P., India. Son of Baij Nath and Tara Devi (Seth) Khattri.
Khattri, Kailash Nath was born on June 24, 1934 in Varanasi, U.P., India. Son of Baij Nath and Tara Devi (Seth) Khattri.
Bachelor of Science, Lucknow (India) University, 1953. Bachelor of Science with honors, Indian Institute of Technology, 1956. Master of Science in geophysics, St. Louis University, 1968.
Doctor of Philosophy, St. Louis University, 1969.
Junior geophysicist, Oil and Natural Gas Commission, Dehradun, India, 1956-1965;
senior geophysicist, Oil and Natural Gas Commission, Dehradun, India, 1965-1972;
reader, U. Roorkee, India, 1972-1976;
professor, U. Roorkee, India, 1976-1992;
emeritus scientist, Wadia Institute Himalayan Geology, Dehradun, 1993-1998. Visiting fellow Cooperative Institute Environmental Sciences, Boulder, Colorado, 1976-1977. Vis.prof. Institute Geophysics, Hamburg (Germany) U., 1982.
Department chairman earth science Roorkee U., 1986-1988. Chairman national committee International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics, Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi, 1983-1987, vice chairman International Association Seismic Physics Eath's Interior work group on Seismic Patterns, 1987-1991.
Fellow Indian National Science Academy, National Academy of Sciences India, Sigma Xi.
Married Savita Kapoor, February 25, 1959 (deceased January 1989). Children: Nidhi, Harsha.