Kumar Mahadevan

Background

Mahadevan, Kumar was born on September 29, 1948 in Madras, Tamilnadu, India. Son of Sockalingam Ponnusamy and Pankajam (Nadar) Mahadevan. came to the United States, 1971.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Madras U., 1967; Master of Science, Annamalai U., Chidambaram, India, 1971; Doctor of Philosophy, Florida State University, 1977.

Career

Instructor, Chingleput (India) Medical College, 1967-1968; instructor, Lakshman's College, Madras, 1968-1969; research assistant, Florida State University, Tallahassee, 1971-1975; staff scientist, Conservation Cons., Inc., Palmetto, Florida, 1975-1978; senior scientist, Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, Florida, 1978-1979; director division, Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, Florida, 1979-1986; interim co-director, Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, Florida, 1984; executive director, Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, Florida, since 1986. Member Council on Ocean Affairs, Washington, 1989-1991, steering committee Gulf of Mexico Program, Atlanta, since 1988. Member South Atlantic and Gulf States Coastal Protection Commission, since 1990.

Vice chairman National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration Marine Research Board, Gulf of Mexico, since 1992.

Achievements

• Kumar Mahadevan has been listed as a noteworthy Marine laboratory director, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member school advisory board, Sarasota, 1988-1989. Member technical advisory board Myakka River, Sarasota, 1987-1990. Legislation liason Parents Association of Sarasota Schools,1988-1989.

Board directors Jason Foundation for Education, since 1991, Health Care Sarasota, since 1997. Member Florida Governor's Ocean Committee, since 1997. Member N. American Benthological Society, Oceanographic Society, World AquacultureSoc., Deep Sea Biological Society (honorary), Florida Academy Sciences (councillor 1975), Southern Association Marine Labs (president 1990, Executive Board 1986-1991, treasurer since 1995), Association Marine Labs Caribbean (president 1987-1988, Executive Board since 1984), National Association Marine laboratories (president 1994-1995), Sigma Xi.

Interests

• Avocations: racquetball, fishing, gardening.

Connections

Married Linda Claire Goggin, September 27, 1980. Children: Andrew, Alexander, Chad, Vijayan.

Father:

Sockalingam Ponnusamy Mahadevan

Mother:

Pankajam (Nadar) Mahadevan

Spouse:

Linda Claire Goggin

child:

Andrew Mahadevan

child:

Vijayan Mahadevan

child:

Alexander Mahadevan

child:

Chad Mahadevan