Background
Menon, Mambillikalathil Govind Kumar was born on August 28, 1928 in Mangalore. Son of Kizhekepat Sankara and Mambillikalathil Narayaniamma Menon.
Menon, Mambillikalathil Govind Kumar was born on August 28, 1928 in Mangalore. Son of Kizhekepat Sankara and Mambillikalathil Narayaniamma Menon.
Graduate, Jaswant College, Jodhpur, India. Graduate, Royal Institute of Science, Bombay, India. Graduate, University Bristol, England.
Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Science (honorary), University Jodhpur, University Delhi. Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Science (honorary), Sardar Patel University, University Roorkee. Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Science (honorary), Banaras Hindu University, Jadavpur University.
Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Science (honorary), Sri. Venkateswara University. Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Science (honorary), Allahabad University, Andhra University.
Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Science (honorary), Utkal University Aligarh Muslim University. Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Science (honorary), North Bengal University. Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Science (honorary), Guru Nanak Dev University.
Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Science (honorary), Indian Institute of Technology, Madras and Kharagpur. Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Science, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Science (honorary), University Bristol.
Doctor in Engineering (honorary), Stevens Institute of Technology. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Institute Advanced Studies in Education, 2005.
Director Tata Institute Fundamental Research, Bombay, 1966-1975. Chairman Electronics Commission, secretary Government India Department Electronics, 1971-1978. Science adviser to Minister of Defense, secretary for defense research, director general Defense Research and Development Organization, 1974-1978.
Director-general Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, 1978-1981. Secretary Department of Science and Technology, 1978-1982, Department of Environment, 1980-1981. Chairman Commission for Additional Sources Energy, 1981-1982.
Chairman science advisory committee Indian Cabinet, 1982-1985. Member Government Planning Commission, 1982-1989. Science adviser to Prime Minister, 1986-1989.
Minister state science & technical Government India, 1989-1990. President International Council of Scientific Unions, 1988-1993. Member of Parliament Indian Parliament, 1990-1996.
President Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta, since 1990, distinguished professor department space, 1999—2004. Chairman, board governors Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, 1997—2003, Delhi, 2003—2006. Advisor department space Indian Space Research Organisation.
Fellow: Royal Society, Indian National Science Academy (president 1981-1982, C. V. Raman research professor 1986-1991), Indian Academy of Sciences (president 1974-1976), Institute Physics United Kingdom (honorary), National Academy of Sciences India 1987-1988, (M. N. Saha Distinguished fellow 1994-1999). Member: American Association for the Advancement of Science (honorary), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (honorary), Indian Science Congress Association 1981-1982, (several awards), Russian Academy of Sciences (honorary), Indian Institute Information Technology Allahabad (chairman board governors 1999—2004), Asia Electronics Union (president 1973-1975), Pontifical Academy of Sciences, LEAD India 2001-2006.
Married Indumati Patel, 1955. 2 children.