Background
Nayak, V.K. was born on March 22, 1935 in Pachmarhi, Madhya, India. Son of B.L. and G.D. Nayak.
Nayak, V.K. was born on March 22, 1935 in Pachmarhi, Madhya, India. Son of B.L. and G.D. Nayak.
Bachelor of Science, University Saugar, India, 1954. Master of Science in Geology, University Saugar, India, 1956. Doctor of Philosophy in Economic Geology, University Saugar, India, 1962.
Geologist, Seth Gopikisan Agarwal, Tumsar, India, 1956-1957;
research scholar, U. Saugar, 1957-1961;
reader, U. Saugar, 1966-1986;
associate professor, U. Recife, Brazil, 1962-1965;
professor, Indian School Mines, Dhanbad, India, 1986-1995;
emeritus professor, Indian School Mines, Dhanbad, India, 1995-1997. Indian organiser Mineral. Abstracts, London, since 1974.
National contact, Brazil Gold 1', Belo Horizonte, Brazil, 1991-1992. International Biographic Centre Advisory Board, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 1995. Foreign students advisor Indian School Mines, Dhanbad, 1992-1995.
Visiting fellow British Council, Cambridge, London, 1965, 73-74, Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research, Amsterdam, 1965, 90, U. Heidelberg, Germany, 1965.
Fellow Geological Society of India (life). Member Mineralogical Society India (life), Mining, Geolog. and Metallurgical Institute of India (life), Institution of Geoscientists of India, Geolog. Mining and Metallurgical Society of India (life), Indian Geological Congress (life), Indian Science Congress Association (life).
Member several academy and research organizations. South Asian Association Economic Geologists (life).
Married Raj Kumari Nayak, January 28, 1968. Children: Monika, Anand.