IGCAR : Annual Report - Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research

AWARDS & HONOURS
Dr. Anish Kumar, Metallurgy & Materials Group has been selected for the prestigious INSA Young
Scientist Award for the year 2007
Dr. Baldev Raj has been honored with the prestigious Padmashri Award by Government of India. He has
received the Meritorious Contribution Award for 2006 from NACE International India Section. He has been
awarded the prestigious the National Metallurgist Award-2007 (Research-Academy) by Ministry of Steel,
Govt. of India and Indian Institute of Metals. He has been awarded the prestigious Life Time Achievement
Award of Indian Institute of Welding. He has also received Stanley Ehrilich Gold Medal during the National
Symposium on Acoustics (NSA-2007),
Dr. P. Chellapandi, Reactor Engineering Group has been awarded "Mechanical Engineering Design
Award - 2006" by The Institution of Engineers, India.
Shri. S.C. Chetal, Reactor Engineering Group has been conferred National Design Award by The Institution
of Engineers, India.
Shri. Chittaranjan Das, Metallurgy & Materials Group has been selected for the ASM young
metallurgist award, Chennai chapter
Dr. U. Kamachi Mudali, Corrosion Science & Technology Division has been elected as a Fellow of the
Indian Institute of Metals for 2006.
Dr. C.K.Mukhopadhyay, Non-Destructive Examination Division has been selected to receive the ISNT
National NDT Award under the category excellence in contribution to research &
development, jointly sponsored by ISNT & M/s. Electronic & Engineering Co., Mumbai, for the year 2007.
Shri. R. Natarajan, Reprocessing Group has been awarded INS - Award - 2006 by Indian Nuclear Society.
Dr. S. Ningshen has been awarded the NACE International India Section (NIIS) Best Ph.D award in the
field of Corrosion Science for the Year 2007.
Mrs. B. Sasi, Non-destructive Evaluation Division has been awarded R.Chandrasekhar Memorial Prize for
Best Industry-oriented research work during National Seminar on Physics & Technology of Sensors
(NSPTS-12) held during March 2007 at Mumbai.
Shri. Sumantra Mandal from Materials Development and Characterisation Group has been selected for
INAE Young Engineer Award for the year 2007.
Dr. A. K. Tyagi, Materials Science Division has been awarded the MRSI Medal
Materials Research Society of India (MRSI).
for the year 2008 by
Dr. Vidhya Sundararajan, Strategic & Human Resources Planning Section has received the Tamil Nadu
Young Women Scientist Award for the year 2006.
Dr. M. Vijayalakshmi, Physical Metallurgy Division has been awarded the Metallurgist of the Year Award
for the year 2007 by Ministry of steels and Indian Institute of Metals.
IGCAR has won the First Prize for the category "Mass Awareness Campaign" for the year 2006-07. The
apex national PR body, Public Relations Society of India (PRSI) has honoured the Centre for its team
efforts in the mass campaign for the role of Fast Breeder Reactors in ensuring the energy security for India.
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