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Areas of Specialisation
Science and Technology, Fast Breeder Reactor with Closed Fuel Cycle, Materials characterization, Testing and Evaluation using nondestructive evaluation methodologies, Materials development and performance assessment and technology management.

Publications
700 publications in leading national and international journals,  42 books and special volumes of journals (co-author:15 books/monographs & co-editor:27 books and special journal volumes. Delivered more than 314 honour, plenary, key note and invited lectures, 11 Indian Standards  and 20 patents in the area of NDT, 12 articles in Encyclopedia of Materials Science and Technology,  many international reviews and articles in encyclopedia.   more....

Awards (Recent)
Platinum Medal Award of IIM (2010), INSA Prize  for Materials Science, Indian National Science Academy (2010), Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru National Award in the field of Engineering & Technological Sciences, Department of Science & Technology, Government of Madhya Pradesh for the year 2007 (Awarded in 2010) 1^st Dr. Homi J. Bhabha Centenary Year Award (2009), FICCI Award for the outstanding contributions to Science and Technology in the context of Industries and Society (2008), Prof. Jai Krishna Memorial Award (2008), Distinguished Alumni Award (2008) from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Padma Shri, Government of India (2007), National NDT Award for International Recognition from Indian Society for Non-Destructive Testing (2006), Stanley Ehrlich Gold Medal Lecture, Corrosion Awareness Award form NACE International India Section (2006) more ....

Present Positions
Elected President, International Institute of Welding, which has a membership of fifty one countries (2010), Elected Fellow of ASM International, USA; Member, DAE Science Research Council; External Expert, Peer Review Committee for the Cluster -Chemical Sciences, Group I: Chemical Materials & Energy, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, New Delhi (2010);  Member, Governing Body of J&K State Council for Science & Technology (2010);  Member, Research Council, Institute of Minerals & Materials Technology, Bhubaneswar (2010); Member, Advisory Council, Great Lakes-Bauer Energy Executive MBA Programme (2010); Chairman, Research Advisory Board of PSG Institute of Advanced Studies, Coimbatore (2010); Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Bulletin of Materials Science;  Vice President, Academia NDT International and Vice President (Academic, Professional & International Affairs) in the Indian National Academy of Engineering (2008-2011),  Vice President, MRSI (2008-2011). more ...

My Residence:
2A, 2nd Avenue, DAE Township,
Kalpakkam 603 102
Tamil Nadu, India

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