frequent visitor at the Institute of Nanotechnology in Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany during 2007–2010. He was listed among the world's most cited materials scientists by Elsevier Scopus in 2016. Personal life Ajayan is married to Poornima and has two daughters, Anakha and Ahi. Honors Swadeshi Shastra Puraskaram, Swadeshi Science Movement, Kerala (2012) Distinguished Alumnus Award - IIT BHU (2012) DST-IISC Centennial Chair Professorship, Bangalore India (2011) Elected Honorary Member of Materials Research Society of India (2008) Helmoltz-Humboldt Senior Award (2008) Scientific American 50 – Research Leader in 2006 Materials Research Society (MRS) medal, 2006 Holder of two Guinness Book of World Records (2007, 2005) Helmoltz-Humboldt Prize (2007) Selected Nano50TM Innovator by Nanotech Briefs (2007) Elected Fellow of AAAS (2007) Distinguished Alumnus Award, Department of Metallurgy, IIT BHU (2005) Kerala Center Award (2005) RPI Senior Research Award (2003) National Science Foundation CAREER early development award (1998) Microscopic Society of America Burton award (1997) Electron Microscopy Society of America Presidential Student Award (1989) Hadfield Medal for Outstanding Metallurgist (1985) Gold Medal - IIT BHU (1985) References External links Rice University – Faculty Page of Pulickel M. Ajayan Prof. Ajayan speaks on NPR about the extremely small brushes he and his team made Prof. Ajayan speaks at Oceanit about nanotechnology Loyola School, Thiruvananthapuram alumni Living people Indian nanotechnologists Banaras Hindu University alumni Scientists from Kerala Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute faculty Rice University faculty People from Thrissur district 1962 births American people of Indian descent Indian materials scientists 20th-century Indian engineers Carbon scientists Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi alumni