Texas Governor Greg Abbott has appointed two Indian Americans to the Radiation Advisory Board. Suresh Pillai and Sam Kannappan are among eight appointments for terms set to expire on April 16, 2029. The board advises the state on radiation issues and reviews the rules, policies, and programs of state agencies that regulate radiation.
Suresh Pillai of College Station is a professor, senior faculty fellow, and director of the National Center for Electron Beam Research at Texas A&M University. He is a subject matter expert for ionizing technologies for the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration Office of Radiological Security. Additionally, he is a fellow of the Institute of Food Technologists, a program committee member of the International Symposium on Food Control for the International Atomic Energy Agency, and a member of the American Society of Microbiology, American Association for the Advancement of Science, International Water Association, and American Society for Testing and Materials International. Pillai received a Bachelor of Science in Botany, a Master of Science in Industrial Microbiology from the University of Madras and a Doctor of Philosophy in Microbiology and Immunology from the University of Arizona.
Sam Kannappan of Houston is president of ABI Enterprises, Inc. and is the founder of Kannappan Art Museums, Pearland. He is the past enforcement committee chairman of the Texas Board of Professional Engineers and a member of the Texas Onsite Wastewater Treatment Research Council. He is the author of the book Introduction to Pipe Stress Analysis and technical publications on the management of carbon. Kannappan received a Bachelor of Engineering from Annamalai University and a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from UT Austin.
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