Krishan Lal
Physics
Indian National Science Academy
India
Biography
Krishan Lal obtained his BSc (1959) and MSc (1961) degrees from Meerut College, (Agra University). After a short period as Lecturer and brief stint at Solid State Physics Laboratory, Delhi he joined the National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi in 1963. He obtained his PhD degree (1969) from Delhi University in solid-state physics. He worked at the IBM Watson Research Centre (1971-72) and was Visiting Professor at the University of Tokyo, at Technical University, Darmstadt and at PTB, Braunschweig. He was also a Visiting Professor at IIT Delhi and Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. He was appointed Director of NPL in 2000, and served till 2003. Presently, he is an Honorary Professor at IIT, Kanpur.
Research Interest
Physics of Materials
