MAMBILLIKALATHIL G K MENON, Diplomat, Official. Chairman, United Nations Advisory Committee on the Application of Science and Technology to Developement Royal Commission for Exhibition of 1851 Senior Award, 55; Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award for Physical Science; Khaitan Medal, Asiatic Society, 73; Padma Shri, 61; Padma Bhushan, 68, India; Honorary Foreign Member, American Academy of Arts & Science; Honorary Fellow, Institute, Institution of Electronics & Telecommunications Engineer, India.
Education
Jaswant College, Jodhpur, India, 1942-1946, Bachelor of Science. Royal Institute, Institution of Science, Bombay, 1946-1949, Master of Science. University of Bristol, United Kingdom, 1949-1955, Doctor of Philosophy.
Spoken languages: Malayalam, English, Hindi.
Career
Chairman, United Nations Advisory Committee on the Application of Science and Technology to Development. Director, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bombay since 1966. Chairman, Electronics Commission & Secretary to Government of India, Department of Electronics since 1971.
President, India Academy of Sciences, Bangalore since 1974. Chairman, Cosmic Ray Commission since 1972. President, Asia Electronics Union since 1973.
Member, Board of Trustees, International Federation Institute, Institution for Advanced Study, Stockholm since 1972.
Membership
Fellow, Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore. Fellow, Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi. National Liberal Club, London.
United Service Club, Bombay.