Background
Mohanan, Vellur was born on July 13, 1947 in Trichur, Kerala, India. Son of Puravoor Kunjukuttan and Vellur Devaky (Nessiar) Nair.
Mohanan, Vellur was born on July 13, 1947 in Trichur, Kerala, India. Son of Puravoor Kunjukuttan and Vellur Devaky (Nessiar) Nair.
Bachelor of Science, Kerala University, 1967. Master of Science, Calicut (India) University, 1970. Doctor of Philosophy, Loughborough University of Technology, England, 1980.
Senior science assistant, Cotton Technology Research Laboratory, Bombay, 1967-1968; senior science assistant, National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi, 1971-1974; scientist, National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi, 1975-1990; scientist EII, National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi, since 1991; scientist in charge acoustics section, National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi, since 1994.
Fellow Acoustical Society India (chairman Delhi chapter since 1993), Metrology Society India. Member Science Workers Association (president National Physics Laboratory branch 1994), Delhi Malayali Association.
Married Saraswathy Kailath, September 7, 1975. Children: Seema, Satish.