Our New President for the year 2005-06

摘要

BALDEV RAJ, Fellow, Indian National Academy of Engineering, Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore, The National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad, Tamil Nadu Academy of Sciences, (b 1947), BE (Ravishankar University), Ph.D. (IISc), Distinguished Scientist & Director, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Department of Atomic Energy, Kalpakkam 603102, Tamil Nadu. Steers the activities and programmes in multi and inter-disciplinary programmes of the Centre. His specializations include materials characterization, testing and evaluation using nondestructive evaluation methodologies, materials development and performance assessment and technology management. He has steered and participated in many national programmes of great significance namely DST project on Intelligent Processing of Materials, Characterization of Cultural Heritage, IAF programmes of ageing management, Dept. of Space and Dept. of Defence programmes. He has 34 years of experience, which has led to many first of its kind observations and discoveries in the field of materials characterization and applications. He is known for his contributions to KAMINI Reactor, hot cell facilities for examination and reprocessing of fuels and reactor technology particularly in the area of materials and manufacturing technologies. Most of these technologies needed focus on indigenization with stringent performance requirements. He has won many awards including NDT Man of the Year 1985 and National Metallurgist 1986. He has also won Materials Research Society of India Medal 1992, Sir C. V. Raman Award 1992, Keith Hartley Memorial Award 1992, Vasvik Award 1994, AEWG Gold Medal 1994, G. D. Birla Gold Medal 1996, M. S. Narayan Memorial Award 1999, SAIL Gold Medal 1999, Kishore Kumar Award (IIM Baroda) 2001, T. L. Rama Char Memorial Award (Electrochemical Society of India) 2002, V. S. Jain Memorial Lecture (ISNT Thiruvananthapuram) 2003, Distinguished Scientist Award, Jaya Engineering College (2004), International Committee on NDT Research Award (2000-2004), Lifetime Achievement Award, Indian Society for Nondestructive Testing (2004), Distinguished Lecture Award, Acoustical Society of India (2004), MRSI - ICSC Superconductivity and Materials Science Annual Prize (2005), Lifetime Achievement Award, Indian Welding Society (2005).