Background
Rajasekharan, Thankappan Pillai was born on October 1, 1951 in Thalavady, India. Son of Thankappan and Meenakshi (Amma) Pillai.
Rajasekharan, Thankappan Pillai was born on October 1, 1951 in Thalavady, India. Son of Thankappan and Meenakshi (Amma) Pillai.
Bachelor of Science, University Kerala, India, 1971. Master of Science, Indian Institute of Technology, 1973. Doctor of Philosophy, Indian Institute of Technology, 1978.
Postdoctoral fellow, Max Planck Institute, Stuttgart, Germany, 1978-1981; postdoctoral fellow, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, Zurich, Switzerland, 1981-1982; Council for Scientific and Industrial Research pool officer, U. Hyderabad, India, 1982-1984; scientist, Defense Metallurgical Research Laboratory, India, since 1985. Head superconductivity group DMRL, Hyderabad, India, since 1985.
Fellow Indian Physicists Association. Member Consumer Society, Materials Research Society of India, Aeronautical Society.
Married Seshu Bai Vummethala, December 14, 1984. Children: Vivek, Abhi Ramon.