Dr.Baldev Raj, FNAE, FASc., FNASc., HFICNDT, HFISNT, HFBINDT, FIIM, FUSI, FASI

BALDEV Raj; Indian. Scientist; b April 9, 1947 Jammu Tawai (India); Educ: BE, PhD,Ravishankar Univ, Raipur, Indian institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore; specialization in: Materials characterization & Technology Management; m. Aruna Kumari, two s; Scientific Officer, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai 1970-73; Scientist, RISO National Lab (Denmark) 1973-74; Group Leader, RML, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Kalpakkam 1974-81, Head: RML 1981-86, Divn. For PIE&NDT 1986-93, Director, Metallurgy & Materials Group 1993-2004, Chemical & Reprocessing Group 1999-2004, Director, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam 2004…; Fellow : Third World Academy of Sciences, Indian National Science Academy, Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE), Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore, The National Academy of Sciences, India, Allahabad, Tamil Nadu Academy of Sciences, Institution of Engineers (India), Indian Institute of Metals, Acoustic Society of India,  Ultrasonic Society of India, International Institute of Quality Assurance, UK; Elected Member: German National Academy of Sciences; Honorary Member, International Committee on NDT, Hellenic Society of NDT, Greece, Hon. Fellow, British Institute of NDT, Indian Society of NDT, Indian Welding Society; President, International Committee on NDT (1992‑96), 14th World Conference on NDT, Indian Institute of Metals (IIM) (2005 ….), NACE International Southern Region (2004 - …), Chairman, Policy & General Purpose Committee, ICNDT (1996‑2004), Working Group on Research & University Education, ICNDT, Education Group, World Federation of NDE Centres (1998), Indian Nuclear Society, Kalpakkam Branch (2004 - …), Engineering Heritage Committee (Metallurgy) of INAE (2003- …), Foreign Secretary, Indian National Academy of Engineering (2005 - …), Founder Member, Board of Directors, World Federation of NDE Centres, USA, Chairman, Past‑President, Acoustic Emission Working Group of India, Patron, Acoustic Emission Working Group of India, Past‑President, Indian Group of International Society of Stereology, Past-President of International Committee on NDT, Patron, Indian Group of International Society of Stereology, President, Indian Society for Non‑Destructive Testing (1997), President, Indian Institute of  Welding (2001-2002), Member, Asian Pacific Committee on NDT, Founder Member, Asia‑Pacific Academy of Materials, Member, MRSI Council ‑ Topic Chairman, Materials Characterisation (1998‑2001), Vice President, MRSI (2008-2011), Academia NDT International, Academic, Professional & International Affairs in the Indian National Academy of Engineering (2008-2011), Chairman, NDT Committee of the Bureau of Indian Standards, Member, Committee on Centre for NDT, IIT Madras, Chennai, Standing Advisory Group on Nuclear Energy  (SAGNE), IAEA (2004 - …), Advisory Board, NDE Centre, University of Massachusetts, USA, Research Council, National Metallurgical Laboratory (1996-200 & 2004 - …); Central Glass & Ceramic Research Institute (2001-2003) and Central Electrochemical Research Institute (2001- …); International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy & New Materials (ARCI) (2003- …), Divisional Scientific Committee on Structural Integrity, NAL, CSIR (1996-2004), Programme Advisory Committee on Metallurgy, Mining & Material Science of DST (1997-2000), Scientific Advisory Council to Prime Minister (2005- …), Committee on Nanoscience & Technology Initiative, Department of Science & Technology, Government of South Africa (2009),  Member, Editorial Board of Asian Journal of Professional Ethics & Management (2008), Editorial Board of Steel Technology (2008), Chairman, Committee on Science & Technology of Department of Economic Affairs, Member, Committee on High Sensitivity Detection of Chemicals, Central Advisory Board of Archaeology (CABA), Archaeological Survey of India, Govt. of India (2005- …); Member, Advisory Board of Summer School of Modeling, Experimentation & Validation (MeV), Idaho National Laboratory, Argonne National Laboratory & Idaho State University (21-30 July 2009), Member, Board of Advisors, "The Al Gore Sustainable Technology Venture Competition, India" (2009), Board of Directors of International Institute of Welding, Standing Advisory Group on Nuclear Energy of IAEA, Distinguished Professor: Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, PSG College of Science & Technology, Coimbatore, Vellore Institute of Technology; Adjunct Professor: PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, University Institute of Chemical Technology, University of Mumbai; Publs: The Encyclopedia of Materials (Published by Elsevier Science Pub., Oxford, UK); More than 700 publications in leading national and international journals, referred books, manuscripts of status articles; delivered more than 250 honour, plenary, key note and invited lectures, 42 books and special volumes of journals (co-author of 12 books, 4 monographs and co-editor of 30 books & special journal volumes).  He has 5 Indian Standards and 16 patents to his credit.  He has contributed 9 articles in Encyclopaedia and a large number of reviews; National Metallurgist Award (1986), Acoustic Emission Working Group of India Gold Medal (1994), G.D. Birla Gold Medal (1996), SAIL Gold Medal (1999), MRSI-ICSC Superconductivity & Material Science Annual Prize (2004), Life Time Achievement Award of Indian Society for Non-destructive Testing (2004), Indian Welding Society (2004), Jaeger Lecture Award of International Institute of Welding (2004), International Researcher Award of International Committee on NDT (2000-2004), Indian Nuclear Society Award (2004), Stanley Ehrilich Gold Medal Lecture, Corrosion Awarenes Award from NACE International India Section (2006), National NDT Award for International Recognition from Indian Society for Non-Destructive Testing (2006), 15th Nayudamma Memorial Lecture Award, Padma Shri, Government of India (2007), Indian Science Monitor Award from Indian Science Monitor Foundation (2007), Distinguished Alumni Award for sustained excellence in Science and Technology by the Indian Institute of Science (2008), Prof. Jai Krishna Memorial Award (2008), FICCI Award for the outstanding contributions to Science and Technology in the context of Industries and Society (2008), Homi J. Bhabha Centenary Year Award (2009)  Pursuits: Philosophy, religion, education and science of cultural heritage; Address: Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, (IGCAR), Kalpakkam 603102, Tamil Nadu, India.