Background
Ratnasamy, Paul was born on June 11, 1942 in Madras, India. Son of Philisophy Ratnasamy.
Ratnasamy, Paul was born on June 11, 1942 in Madras, India. Son of Philisophy Ratnasamy.
Bachelor of Science, Madras University, 1961. Master of Science, Madras University, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy, Madras University, 1967.
Diploma in industrial administration, British Institute Commerce, United Kingdom, 1975.
Postdoctoral fellow, Clarkson College Technology, Potsdam, New York, 1967-1969;
research associate, Catholic U. Louvain, Belgium, 1969-1972;
senior Alexander vion Humboldt fellow, Munich, 1976-1977;
assistant director, Indian Institute Petroleum, Dehradun, 1972-1979;
assistant director, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India, 1979-1982;
head, catalysis and inorganic chemistry division, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India, 1982-1995;
scientist, director's grade. Deputy director, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India, 1986-1995;
director, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India, since 1995. Member Scientific Advisory Committee, Ministry of Petroleum, Government India, since 1986;visiting fellow department chemical technical U. Bombay.
United Nations Development Program consultant, course director United Nations Development Programme/United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization International Course on Heterogeneous Catalysis, Chile, 1985. Invited Plenary lecturer Tokyo Congress on Industrial Catalysis,1989, International Conference Microporous Materials, Tokyo, 1989, and numerous international symposia on Zeolite chemistry and Catalysis. Keynote lecturer 4th World Congress on Chemical Engineering, Karlsruhe, Germany, 1991.
Foundation lecturer Institute Catalysis, Lyon, France, 1992. Distinguished visitor's lecturer French Petroleum Institute Rueil, France, 1992. Invited lecturer Gordon Conference, New England, United States, 1993, International Symposium on Zeolites, Taiwan, 1994.
Technical consultant to numerous public private sector companies in the Indian chemical industry, and international chemical industries.
Fellow Indian National Science Academy (Viswakarma award 1994), Indian Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Sciences. Member Catalysis Society India (founding member, Eminent Scientist award 1994), New York Academy of Sciences.
Married Michele Ratnasamy. Children: Chandra, Sylvia.