Prof. (Dr.) Kuppuswamy Anantha Padmanabhan

Professor of Eminence, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Anna University, Chennai 600025
Member (Physical Sciences), Research and       
Innovation Board & Advisor, TCS
Research Advisor, Aditya Birla S&T Company
(former Director, Indian Institute of Technology,
Kanpur)
India

E-mail :  kap@annauniv.edu
             ananthaster@gmail.com

Home Address

Block 1- 4C, Ceebros Orchid
No. 263, Velachery Main Road
Chennai 600 042
India
Tel.: +91-8008777664

He became the FIRST INDIAN to receive the 'FORSCHUNGSPREIS' of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, a career award of the highest category of the above organization. In 1997 the University of Cambridge, U.K. conferred on him the highest academic award of Doctor of Science (Sc.D.) which he received in person in 1998. He is the SIXTH INDIAN and the FIRST Indian Engineer to receive this rare distinction.