Background
Nair, Padmakumar was born on June 18, 1962 in Chirayinkizh, Kerala, India.
Nair, Padmakumar was born on June 18, 1962 in Chirayinkizh, Kerala, India.
Master in Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India, 1987. Doctor of Philosophy, University Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands, 1993. Dr.Eng., University Tokyo, 1998.
Senior research fellow Council for Scientific and Industrial Research India, Trivandrum, Kerala, 1987-1989. Research assistant University Twente, Enschede, 1989-1993. Visiting researcher University Tokyo, 1993.
Guest professor Technology University Denmark, 1993. Research technologist Shell Research, Amsterdam, 1994. Science and technical agency fellow National Institute Materials and Chemical Research, Tsukuba, Japan, 1995-1998.
European Union Science and Technology fellow University Tokyo, since 1998. Referee for science papers Royal Society Chemistry, England, since 1994, Journal Porous Materials-Kluer Publications, since 1997.
Member Indian Institute Metals (life).
P. Krishnankutty and Leela Nair. Married Jalajakumari Nair, February 1, 1990. Children: Krishnan, Bhaskaran.