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Dr Himansu Sekhar Tripathi, Senior Principal Scientist and Head, Refractory & Traditional Ceramics Division, CSIR-Central Glass & Ceramic Research Institute, graduated from the University of Calcutta in Ceramic Engineering and obtained his M. Tech and Ph. D (Tech) degree in Ceramic Engineering from the same University. He worked for two years as post-doctoral fellow at Boston University, Massachusetts, USA and for 4 months as academic visitor at Imperial College, London.
His research areas of interest include ceramics and refractories including synthesis and processing of high performance synthetic refractory raw materials, refractory processing and characterization in particular magnesia-carbon, mullite, Al2O3-MgO-MgAl2O4, mag-chrome, oxide-non-oxide system, basic ramming mass for induction furnace and value addition to natural raw materials Dr Tripathi has ~ 25 years research experience in different fields of refractories. He has received many fellowships and awards, like Refractory Technologist Award from Indian Ceramic Society, Raman Research Fellowship from CSIR, Post-doctoral fellowship from Boston University, USA, Malaviya Award, Deokaran Award from the Indian Ceramic Society, etc. He has published ~55 research papers in SCI journals, more than 35 papers in conference proceedings and has 6 patents in his credit. He guided two Ph. D candidates and presently guiding 3 candidates for PhD degree.
Dr Tripathi is a fellow of Indian Institute of Ceramics and Life members of many professional bodies like Indian Institute of Metals, Indian Ceramic Society, and Electron Microscope Society of India etc. He is the Vice president of Indian Institute of Ceramics (2019-2020), Secretary, Kolkata Chapter of the Indian Ceramic Society, Member Refractory Sectional Committee, Metallurgical Engineering Division Council and Ceramic ware sectional committee of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). Dr Tripathi is the Hony Editor of the ‘Transaction of the Indian Ceramic Society’, Indoceram of AIPMA and reviewers of many reputed international journals.

Dr Arup Ghosh is the former Chief Scientist & Head Refractory, CSIR-Central Glass & Ceramic Research Institute, Kolkata. He obtained B.Tech and Ph.D (Tech) Degrees in Ceramic Engineering from the University of Calcutta. Dr Ghosh started his career at Steel Authority of India Ltd. in the year 1980. Subsequently, he joined CSIR-Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute in 1983 and superannuated as Chief Scientist & Head, Refractory & Traditional Ceramics Division of the Institute in 2016. Thereafter, time to time he served as Consultant at CSIR-CGCRI in Refractory project sponsored by Ministry of Steel. At present he is engaged as Visiting Faculty of Ceramic Engineering Department, University of Calcutta.
He has an experience of 38 years in research of refractories. He has to his credit more than 75 papers published in SCI journals, 21 papers in Conference proceedings and 18 patents. He is a DAAD Fellow of University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany (2004). He presented 12 invited lectures in conferences held in USA, Germany, Austria, Turkey, China, Iran & Brazil.
He received Refractory Technologist Award (2015), Malaviya Award (2007) and Deokaran Award (2015) from Indian Ceramic Society. He also received Life time achievement award from Indian Refractory Makers Association (2015). He is now Immediate Past President, Indian Institute of Ceramics and Council member of the Indian Ceramic Society. He is Member, Board of Studies of Government College of Engineering & Ceramic Technology, Kolkata. Dr Ghosh is also a member of Refractory Committee of Bureau of Indian Standard (BIS).

Mr Sudip Bose, presently working as a Marie Curie Fellow at The University of Manchester's Henry Moseley X-ray Imaging Facility and Henry Royce Institute, U.K. He works at the intersection of Materials Science and Artificial Intelligence. His 20-years industrial career spans middle management and leadership roles at Murugappa Group and Tata Group, where he headed Operations, Project Management, Business Excellence, NPD, Partnership & Supply chain, and Technology functions across Iron & Steel, FRP-Composites, and Ceramics sectors. Key achievements include improving yield and commissioning of a green-field project at Parryware Roca, enhancing refractory life in steel melting vessels, and establishing a new materials business at Tata Steel.
A graduate with a 1st Class B.Tech. in Ceramic Technology from Calcutta University, he has earned 1st Class Distinction in Materials Science and Engineering from The University of Sheffield as a Chevening Scholar (Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office-UK), completed full-time management studies in strategy and operations from XLRI, and received the prestigious Marie Curie Fellowship from Horizon Europe. A life member of the Indian Ceramic Society and IIM, IPMA (International Project Management Association), and member of IOM3-UK. He is in his 3rd term as an elected council member of the InCerS, having previously contributed as Honorary Associate Editor of the quarterly journal, ‘Transactions of the Indian Ceramic Society. His interests span Materials Technology, Strategy, Sustainability, and TQM.

Mr Prasanta Panigrahi graduated in B-Tech (Ceramic Technology) from CCT, Kolkata in 1990 and did his M-Tech from IIT-Kanpur. Subsequently, he joined in Tata Steel, Jamshedpur as Refractory Engineer. He worked in various capacity as Maintenance engineer in refractories for steel making areas and currently working as Head, in Refractory Technology Group, Tata Steel Ltd, Jamshedpur. He has around 25 papers published in reputed scientific journals in the subject of Refractories for Iron and Steel making, Structural Ceramics and steel making process.

Mr Goutam Ghosh is presently working as Senior Manager, Iron Making Refractories, One Refractories in Tata Steel Ltd, Jamshedpur. He graduated in B.Tech and his area of specialization is Refractory. He has 15 years of rich experience in the Refractory field, developed new refractory products and advanced refractory characterization facility. He has around eight nos. of papers published in the reputed scientific journals.

Sujat Ali Khan Educational Qualification: >> B.Tech. (Ceramics, College of Ceramic Technology-1998) >> Post Graduate Diploma in Advanced Management (XLRI Jamshedpur 2021) Additional Qualification: >> Harvard ManageMentor course from Harvard Business Publishing 2022 >> “36th Tata Group eMerging leadership program” (TGeLS) from TMTC & Fisher College of Business, Ohio State University, USA. >> “Leadership Excellence through Business Orientation” from Cross Knowledge & Tata Steel Management Development Centre Experience >> 25+ years of Industry Experience. >> About 10years in refractory manufacturing, technical services, and M&S for a PSU (currently SAIL Refractory Unit). >> Collectively 15+ years in Iron Making Process Technology and Refractory Maintenance Groups of Tata Steel >> Currently, Chief of Refractory for Tata Steel’s plants in Odisha. Publications / Awards /etc >> Has co-authored more than 18 technical papers in Indian and International Journals like UNITECR, Tata Search, IREFCON, ICRJ, Tikabutsu Overseas (Japan), Iron & Steel Review etc. >> Is the co-applicant of 2 design patents filed on behalf of Tata Steel Ltd.

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Mr Swapan Kumar Saha, a life member of the Indian Ceramic Society, was born on 11th January, 1956. He obtained diploma in Civil Engineering in the year 1980 and joined CSIR-CG&CRI on 18th May, 1983. He further enhanced his academic qualification and obtained BE and ME degrees in Civil Engineering from Jadavpur University in 1997 and 1999 respectively. After serving in different capacities at the Institute at present he is the Senior Superintending Engineer and Head of Engineering Services Division of CSIR-CG&CRI, which comprises of Civil and Electrical Sections. During his service he undertook many challenging jobs like total up gradation, addition of new facilities and renovation of existing facilities of CG&CRI to transform this into a state-of-art facility. He is also responsible for expansion and maintenance of two outreach centres of CSIR-CG&CRI, namely Naroda Centre, Ahmedabad and Khurja Centre, Khurja, Uttar Pradesh. Civil Engineering Section obtained the Award for Best Supporting Section of the Institute for the year 2009-2010. In addition, he constructed Common Service Facility-cum Production centre at Thongjao and Nungbee in Manipur where many people do not dare to go. He constructed a big CFC at Panchmura, Bankura, West Bengal.
He is currently a life member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Materials Research Society of India, Indian Geo-Technical Society and Indian Institute of Ceramics, Chartered Engineer and Fellow of Institution of Engineers (India). He is the General Secretary of Society of Civil Engineers, Jadavpur University.
Currently, he is working as consultant.

Dr Sanjay Kumar is Chief Scientist & Head, Metal Extraction & Recycling Division, CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur and Professor in Engineering Sciences at Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR). Dr Sanjay Kumar obtained Ph.D. in Ceramic Engineering and has 28 years of research experience in the area of recycling and waste utilization, ceramics, cement and geopolymers.
He is a Fellow of Indian Institute of Ceramics and associated with Jamshedpur Chapter of Indian Ceramic Society from 1998. He has edited 1 book, authored 5 book chapters, holds 30 patents portfolio and published more than 150 papers with 8500 citations and h-index of 42. He is recipient of various prestigious awards such as ‘Pro Facultate Rerum Metallicarum Commemorative Medal’ from University of Miskolc, Hungary in 2021, PEIN Research Excellence Fellowship from University of Santiago de Compostella, Spain in 2012, Metallurgist of the Year in Environment Category by Ministry of Steel in 2012, Viswakarma Award by Construction Industry Development Board in 2011 and many more.
He is in various committees of DST, Program Advisory Member of Technology Enabling Centers at 5 Indian Universities and International Expert for Serbian Science Fund. He has initiated Geopolymer research in India in the year 1998 and today his group is internationally recognized for geopolymer technology. Currently his area of interests is critical metal extraction, recycling and co-product utilization, urban ore mining, sustainable cements, mechano-chemistry and circular economy.

Dr. Parvesh Agrawal joined CGCRI, Naroda Centre, Ahmedabad in the year 2001. Presently he is the Senior Principal Scientist in CSIR- CGCRI, Naroda Centre, Ahmedabad.

Mr Sabyasachi Roy is a Ceramic Technologist and Entrepreneur has over 20 years of experience in the field of Technical Ceramics and advanced ceramic materials. After completing his B.Tech. in Ceramic Engineering & Technology from Govt. College of Engineering and Ceramic Technology in 2003, he did his Masters in Materials Science and Engineering (with Ceramics as a major) from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur in 2005. Currently he is pursuing his Ph.D. from Department of Ceramic Engineering and Technology, IIT (BHU) under the guidance of Prof. Santanu Das.
He is one of the co-founders of Ceramat Private Limited, a Tata Steel group company which is engaged in manufacturing of medical materials and advanced ceramics. He is steering the team in capacity of the Managing Director and CEO. As Managing Director and CEO, he leads the company's strategic growth.
Previously, he has co-founded ANTS Group which is innovation based Ceramics and advanced materials manufacturing high growth organization. ANTS Ceramics Pvt Ltd., the first company of ANTS group was the campus start-up from IIT Kharagpur, was founded with Incubation support of STEP, IIT Kharagpur and CIIE, IIM Ahmedabad in 2006 with mission of commercialization of lab scale indigenous technology. ANTS has been able to carve a name for itself on the advanced ceramic landscape of India through its continuous R&D acquisition of patented technologies & innovation based products for highly specialized new age applications for its customers like Dielectric Ceramics ,Ceramic Seeker Radomes for Defense etc. Ants has been awarded with a very prestigious National Award for MSME 2018by Government of India for its remarkable contribution to the successful commercialization of indigenous technologies.
Sabyasachi Roy has been instrumental in the team’s success through his continuous efforts backed with hands- on experience acquired while working from grass root level & support of formal education in Ceramic Technology. In academia, Sabyasachi has worked as a Visiting Faculty for Materials Technology and Advance Manufacturing Techniques in KK Wagh College of Engineering, Nashik (affiliated to University of Pune) for the course of ME (Master of Engineering) during year 2008-2014.
Apart from his association with his own organization, he was associated with DEMECH (Deccan Mechanical & Chemical Industries Pvt. Ltd.), Pune (as Process Consultant) for Wear resistant Ceramic Products & Metwiz Materials Pvt. Ltd. (As Business Advisor) for Ceramic Thermal Spray powder products, Winways Chemtech (as Technical Consultant for Ceramic materials and market study). He is also associated with several organizations as an active member like ASM India, Indian Ceramic Society, Powder Metallurgical Association of India, BIS, Alumni network of Govt. College of Ceramic Technology etc. He is presently Vice President of AIPMA (2022-2025) and elected Council member of the Indian Ceramic Society.
He has received several awards and accolades for his contribution towards technical ceramics such as ‘PROF. SASADHAR RAY MEMORIAL AWARD FOR INDUSTRIAL EXCELLENCE’ from the Indian Ceramic Society in 2018 and M G Bhagat Memorial Award in 2020. He has received Young Alumni Acheiver’s Award 2021 from IIT Kharagpur, his alma mater. Being co-author “Pilot-scale manufacturing of phase-pure and highly crystalline hydroxyapatite: Lessons learned and process protocols,” published in the March/April 2022 issue of the International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology has been selected as the 2023 recipient of the Manufacturing Division’s John E. Marquis Award.
He has also received the most prestigious ‘DR ANIL KAVIRAJ - JOHNSON MEMORIAL AWARD’ by the Indian Ceramic Society in the year, 2023.

Dr. (Mrs.) Asha Anil us presently working as Sr. Principal Scientist, CSIR-Central Glass & Ceramic Research Institute, Naroda Centre, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. She obtained M.Sc. degree in Applied Chemistry from the University of Calicut, Kerala (2002). She was involved in development of thick film actuators using sol-gel based PZT-glass ceramics at C-MET, Thrissur, Kerala (2002-2004) before joining CSIR-CGCRI, Naroda Centre in 2005. She received her Ph.D. from Pandit Deendayal Energy University (PDEU), Gandhinagar, Gujarat, in 2020 in the area of red clay based vitrified ceramic products.
At present, Dr. (Mrs.) Asha Anil is involved in R&D, technical services, testing and skill development training programmes related to traditional ceramic raw materials and products. Her professional experience includes optimization of particle size to reduce maturing temperature of sanitary ware glaze, development of nano coatings on glazed ceramic products and their functional characteristics. Her current area of work is development of low energy intensive vitrified white ware ceramic bodies and glaze to reduce energy consumption of ceramic industries, and characterization and assessment of mineral wastes as a secondary substitute flux for utilization in traditional ceramic bodies and glazes for providing sustainable raw material for traditional ceramic industry.
She has published more than 30 research articles in leading journals and conference proceedings and abstract books including IEEE and AIP. She has received prestigious of Ganpule Award in the year 2018 from the Indian Ceramic Society, for best paper published in Indian Journal in the area of white ware ceramics.

Mr Subhashish Mukhopadhyay obtained his BTech in Ceramic Technology from the Govt College of Engineering and Ceramic Technology, Kolkata in the year 1990. He started his professional career at Hindustan Sanitaryware & Industries Ltd, Bahadurgarh, Haryana in the year 1990. In 1996 he joined Johnson Pedder Pvt Ltd, Dewas, MP in its Manufacturing Division. In the year 1997 he joined Prism Johnson Ltd and handled different portfolio in different locations including Dewas Tile Plant Product Development and Manufacturing, Pen Tile Plant Technical Head, Pen Tile Plant Manufacturing Head, Pen Tile Plant Operation Head, Head of Corporate Product Audit from Mumbai, Head of Dewas Tile Plant as well as IPNR Plant Operation.
At present he is the Associate Vice President (OP) of Prism Johnson Ltd, Dewas, MP and handling the responsibility as the Head of Operation of Dewas Tile Plant and IPNR Operation. He has more than 30 years of experience in Ceramic Industry.

Dr Saumen Sinha obtained B.SC Tech in Ceramic Technology in the year 1990 from College of Ceramic Technology (University of Calcutta), M.Tech in the year 1994 from ISM Dhanbad, Ph.D from Jadavpur University, PGDM in Management from AIMA. He had been in the refractory industry since 1991 & had worked in different functions e.g. Quality control, production, product development & technical services. Presently, he is working in Calderys India Refractories Limited as Director, Innovation & Technology (Asia). He visited Refratechnik Germany for technology transfer of baelite bonded Magnesia Chrome Bricks required for Cement Rotary kilns, visited Alcar UK for technology transfer of TCD nozzle for high performance tundishes. He worked as a guest faculty at NIT Rourkela for one semester. He has published more than twenty papers and has one patent. He has received the most prestigious award, ‘REFRACTORY TECHNOLOGIST AWARD’ in the year, 2020.

Mr Tridib Kumar Chakraborty obtained his B.Tech. Ceramic Engineering Degree from the University of Calcutta in 1983 and subsequently became specialized in Glass Technology. He has over 35 years of rich experience in the Glass Industries. Mr Chakraborty started his career with Bengal Lamps Ltd, Kolkata and later joined Philips at their lighting division in Mumbai in 1986 and was involved for the modernization of the plant. His career turned in 1992 after joining Triveni Sheet Glass for their float project. There he played a key role for the commissioning and startup of the float line. Significant improvement and system development were done by him in their different plants at various locations. In 1998, he joined Saint-Gobain Glass India; after successful stint as Plant-in-charge at Chennai, he is currently working as the site Director at Bhiwadi plant. He is actively involved in various modification, start-up and operationalization of various plants of Saint-Gobain Glass worldwide. He has made significant contribution in world class manufacturing resulting in energy conservation, process efficiency, etc.
He is a life member of the Indian Ceramic Society and an elected council member from the North Zone of Indian Ceramic Society. He is actively involved in various activities of the Indian Ceramic Society.
He was the recipient of most prestigious D. N. Agrawal Memorial Award of the Indian Ceramic Society in the year 2018, for his lifetime contribution in the field of “Glass Science & Technology”.

Professor Manas Ranjan Majhi was born in June 1979 in the Balasore district of Odisha. He has completed his B.Tech. in Ceramic Engineering from N.I.T. in 2001 M.Tech. & Ph.D. in Ceramic Engineering from IIT (BHU) in 2006 & 2012, respectively. He joined IIT (BHU) in 2007 as an Assistant Professor. Presently, Pro. Majhi is working as a Professor in the Department of Ceramic Engineering, IIT (BHU). Current research interests are in the fields of Refractories, High-Temperature Ceramics, Composites and Waste Management. He has published 53 research papers in International Journals, filed 04 (Granted 04) Indian Patents, and presented 23 research papers at National/International Conferences. He produced 07 PhD students. He is the reviewer of more than 15 International/National Journals and Conferences.

Mr Animesh Bose is having rich experience of 30 years in sales and marketing of Industrial Chemicals. Mr Bose is currently working with Almatis, the premium Alumina company for last 17 years and responsible for Ceramics, Polishing and other Specialty Business along with part of Refractory business of the company for India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Middle East markets. Currently he is holding the position of Regional Account and Business Development Manager. Prior to Almatis, he worked with an Indian Multinational in similar business fields. Mr Bose is having vast experience and indepth knowledge in the markets he caters. He holds Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from the University of Calcutta and did his MBA degree in International Marketing from the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi. Mr Bose is based in New Delhi.

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Dr J. S. Yadav is presently working as Lecturer in Applied Science in the S.G.S.J. Govt. Polytechnic, Khurja-203131(U.P.). He has done M.Sc. in Physics from C.S.J.M. University, Kanpur (U.P.) and Ph. D in Chemical Technology (Ceramic Engineering) from Calcutta University. He has 30 years of teaching experience in Polytechnic, motivation of students towards glass & ceramics education, interaction with industries and institutions for campus placement of students. He is engaged with Indian Institute of Ceramics, Kolkata and also Examination In-charge of IIC Kolkata since 2003 at Khurja Centre of North India and presently elected for Joint Secretary for 2021-2022.

Dr Chandresh Agarwal obtained PhD in Applied Chemistry and Master Degree in Chemistry from Ravishankar University, Raipur, India. He obtained professional master’s degree in Marketing Management and Postgraduate diploma in Production, Operation, Finance and Human Resource. Dr Agarwal secured 1st class in all his studies.
He started his career in Industrial technical field. He worked with different well known Multinational & Indian companies. He brought up new technologies and lot of innovations in ceramic mineral field in India for development of import substitution raw material & process improvement to support export quality material production. Currently, he is working with IMERYS performance minerals EMEA – Ceramics as Managing Director for Middle East & Africa region based in Dubai. IMERYS is world no 1 company providing mineral solutions for various applications worldwide for more than 100 years. Dr Agarwal is having two & half decade rich experience in ceramic/ chemical/ industrial material industries. He had worked on major technology development within the ceramics industries like, import material substitution with blended clay, green flux a energy saving solution, kaolin uses to partially replace zircosil, process & technology improvement in ceramics sector.
Dr Agarwal is actively associated to the society and a strong believer in corporate social responsibilities which benefited thousands of people. He had done and still be part of so many CSR activities like – organizing free medical health camp, anti-snake venom drive (he saved more than 100 lives), built toilets in girls’ schools, sanitation drive in the blind girls’ schools, etc.
Earlier, Dr Agarwal was associated with HERAEUS GmbH, a German multinational company, Sunora Tiles, Orient Tiles, Frog International Srl, H & R Jhonson, India. Dr Agarwal is actively associated with Indian Ceramic Society, Indian Institute of Ceramics, International Chamber of Commerce (as Executive Council member), etc.

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Professor Dibakar Das is currently a Professor and Dean of the School of Engineering Sciences and Technology (SEST) at the University of Hyderabad. He obtained Ph.D. from IIT Bombay in 2004.
Professor Das carried out a significant part of his thesis work in the University of Colorado at Boulder, and National Institute of Standard and Technology (NIST) Boulder, USA. Following Ph.D., he joined the University of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA as a Postdoctoral Research Assistant in 2004. After three and half years of postdoctoral research in the University of Cincinnati he joined Sinmat Inc. in Gainesville, Florida, USA, as a Senior Scientist, in 2007. Serving Sinmat for about 2 years he joined the School of Engineering Sciences and Technology (SEST) at the University of Hyderabad in 2009 August. Professor Das is a visiting Professor in the Unit of Dynamics and Structure of Molecular Materials, University of the Coast of Opal Coast (ULCO), Calais, France.
He is the recipient of prestigious MOPGA fellowship from Republic of France. Professor Das is an elected fellow of the Indian Institute of Ceramics (IIC) and Telangana Academy of Sciences (TAS). He is the Associate Editor of the Transaction of the Indian Ceramics Society. His work on chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) won 2008 R&D 100 award for invention on CMP Slurry for Polishing Wide Band Gap Semiconductors and 2009 Frost & Sullivan North American Excellence in Research of the Year Award in the field of advanced semiconductor surface modification. He has 2 granted patents and 2 filed patents to his credit and published more than 100 peer reviewed articles in journals and conference proceedings of international repute. His research interest includes CMP of WBG semiconductors, lead-free piezoelectric ceramics, microwave dielectric ceramics, ferrite ceramics for magnetoeleastic, magnetoelecric and biological applications.

Professor Vikram Jayaram, currently is Honorary Professor, Department of Materials Engg at Indian Institute of Science. He obtained his Bachelors from Cambridge University and his and PhD from Stanford University in Materials Science and Engineering. Following postdoctoral research at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory and UC Santa Barbara, he joined Indian Institute of Science where he served as the chair of Department of Materials Engineering and then chair of the division of Mechanical Sciences before superannuating in 2021. He worked at the faculty of Materials Engineering at Indian Institute of Science for 32 years in the broad areas of processing and mechanical properties of ceramics, high temperature alloys and coatings. His research interests cover a range of topics in ceramic processing, mechanical behaviour of thin films and small scale mechanical testing for fracture and creep. At various times he has served as associate editor of Journal of the American Ceramic Society, MSE-B and Bulletin of Materials Science. He is a fellow of Indian Institute of Metals, American Ceramic Society and of the science and engineering academies in India. He is currently President of Indian Structural Integrity Society and has served on research and technical advisory boards of various scientific organisations, such as SERB, ARDB, DMRL-Hyderabad, ARCI-Hyderabad, CGCRI-Kolkata, AMPRI-Bhopal and SCTIMST.

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Dr Lakshmi Narayan Satapathy obtained M.Sc (Chemistry) and M. Tech.(Mater. Sci.) both from IIT- Bombay, PGDEE from IIEE, New Delhi, MBA from IGNOU, New Delhi and Ph.D (Mater. Engg.) from IISc, Bangalore. He is currently working at Electronics System Division of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), Bangalore leading the team in Space Panel and space Battery group catering to the advanced Li-ion battery and multi junction solar cell panel for ISRO satellites. He has established India’s first space grade Li ion cell manufacturing facility with technical collaboration from ISRO besides significantly contributing in the areas of High temperature deformation of ceramics, microwave processing, SCR catalyst and Nanofluids etc.. A UNIDO fellow and BOYSCAST fellow, he was awarded with most prestigious D. N. Agrawal Memorial Award (in the year 2016), Prof. Sasadhar Ray Memorial Award (in the year 2010), Dr R.L. Thakur Memorial Award (in the year 2002) and Malaviya Award (in the year 2008) from the Indian Ceramic Society. He is a Lifetime Fellow of Indian Institute of Ceramics and of Institute of Engineers India. With more than 50 publications and filed 25 patents, he is also editorial board member of ‘Transactions of the Indian Ceramic Society’ and International Journal of Materials Engineering. He was also the past President of Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Alumni Association for two years and earlier served in InCerS Council as Joint Secretary for two terms.