Background
Ram, Shanker was born on August 15, 1954 in Sachui, Mau (Uttar Pradesh), India. Son of Ketoo Ram and Mangali Devi.
Ram, Shanker was born on August 15, 1954 in Sachui, Mau (Uttar Pradesh), India. Son of Ketoo Ram and Mangali Devi.
Master of Science, Banaras Hindu University, 1978. Doctor of Philosophy, Banaras Hindu University, 1982.
Associate visiting professor Domane University, Grenoble, France, 1989—1992. From assistant professor to professor Material Science Center, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagbur, since 1996. Visiting scientist Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, 1982—1987, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, 1988—1989, NML, Jamshedbur, India, 1993—1996.
Visiting faculty Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, 1992—1993, University Ulm, Germany, 2004—2006.
Member of National Academy of Sciences.
Married Seema Devi, May 13, 1971. Children: Vinay Kumar, Vivek Kumar.