Dr. Padmanabhan Krishnan took his M.Sc [Engg] and PhD [Engg] in the field of fibre reinforced composites from the Department of Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, in the years 1991 and 1995, respectively with distinction. Prior to that he had his work experience in the area of High Tc Ceramic Superconductors and Silicon Semiconductors. After completing his Ph D [Engg] he was a visiting scientist to the National Aerospace Laboratories , Bangalore, in their prestigious HANSA -all composite aircraft programme, a Post Doctoral Fellow with the NSTB/Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, a Guest Researcher with the University of Delaware, USA, a Guest Facul...