Vasudevan Pillai Radhakrishnan

Background

Radhakrishnan, Vasudevan Pillai was born on June 7, 1940 in Changanacherry, Kerala, India. Son of Pillai Vasudevan and Amma Karthyayani.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering, College Engineering, Trivandrum, Kerala, 1961. Master of Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, West Bengal, India, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, 1970.

Career

Lecturer Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, 1964—1970, assistant professor, 1970—1977, professor, 1977—2002. Visiting professor Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 2002—2003. Director engineering Amrita University, Coimbatore, 2004—2006.

INAE distinguished professor College of Engineering, Trivandrum, India, since 2007. Academic advisor Amrita University, since 2007.

Achievements

• Vasudevan Pillai Radhakrishnan has been listed as a noteworthy mechanical engineer, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member top governing body Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, 2000—2002. Fellow: Institution Engineering and Technology, United Kingdom (international council representative 1993-1996, Achievement medal 2005), Indian National Academy Engineering (life), Society Manufacturing Engineers (life).

Connections

Married Padmaja M. Menon, February 12, 1967. 1 child Parvathy Balagopal.

Father:

Pillai Vasudevan

Mother:

Amma Karthyayani

Spouse:

Padmaja M. Menon

child:

Parvathy Balagopal Radhakrishnan