2000 PADMANABHAN, Kuppuswamy Anantha (b. 1945) PhD(Cantab),ScD(Cantab),FNAE,FASc,FIM(Lond.),FIIM,FIMMM,FIE, Formerly Director, IIT Kanpur; Professor of Eminence, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Guindya, Chennai – 600025; Res. Block No.1, Flat No. 4C, Ceebros Orchid, No.263, Velachery Main Road, Chennai – 600042; Tel: (044) 66160002(O), 22432373(R), 08008777646(M); Email: ; ; Sp. Mechanical Metallurgy/Metal Forming/Superplasticity andPlasticity/Nanostructured and Ultrafine Grained Materials.