Narayanan Kannan

Background

Kannan, Narayanan was born on November 7, 1952 in Madurai, Tamilnadu, India. Arrived in Germany, 1989. Son of Narayanan and Kokilam Iyengar.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Biology, Madurai Kamaraj University, 1973. Master of Science in Biology, Madurai Kamaraj University, 1975. Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry, Madurai Kamaraj University, 1984.

Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Conservation, Ehime University, Matsuyama, Japan, 1988.

Career

Junior research fellow, Madurai Kamaraj U., 1975-1979; senior research fellow, Madurai Kamaraj U., 1979-1984; Mombusho fellow, Ehime U., 1985-1988; visiting scientist, Institute Marine Research, Kiel, Germany, 1989-1990; scientist, Institute Marine Research, Kiel, Germany, 1990-1993; associate professor, U. Kiel, since 1993.

Achievements

• Narayanan Kannan has been listed as a noteworthy Environmental chemist, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society, National Geographic Society, Society Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, New York Academy of Sciences.

Interests

• Avocations: poet, writing short stories and novellette.

Connections

Married Sumitra Rajagopal, March 31, 1982. 1 child, Sweta.

Father:

Narayanan Iyengar

Mother:

Kokilam Iyengar

Spouse:

Sumitra Rajagopal

child:

Sweta Kannan