Dr. Jane Alam
E-mail: jane@vecc.gov.in
Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, 1/AF Bidhan Nagar, Kolkata- 700064, India
Dr. Jane Alam is currently Head, Physics group, Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre. He did his post doc from Kyoto University and University of Tokyo during 1999-2001. He is expert in Nuclear Collisions at Relativistic Energies, Quark Gluon Plasma and Hadronic Matter at Non-Zero Temperature and Baryon Density. He got several prestigious awards like INSA Young Scientist Award (1995), DAE SRC Outstanding Research Investigator Award (2005), Homi Bhabha Science & Technology Award (2010), and Distinguished Faculty Award, Physical Sciences, Homi Bhabha National Institute (2015). He has published more than 190 publications in peer reviewed international journals.
Dr. K. Ananthasivan
Reprocessing Group, IGCAR, Kalpakkam
Dr. K. Ananthasivan is currently the Director of the Reprocesing Group, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research. His areas of interest include preparation and high temperature thermodynamics of advanced fuels for fast reactors, sol-gel processes and fast reactor fuel reprocessing. He is the reciepient of the Homi Bhabha National Science and Technology Award (2009), DAE Group achievement awards and H.J. Arnikar Best Thesis award (2003)
Shree Kumar Apte
UM-DAE-Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences, Vidyanagari, Mumbai-400098
Dr. S. K. Apte Joined DAE through 16th batch of BARC Training School in 1972. He was former Director, Bio-Science Group, & Head, Molecular Biology Division, BARC. He served as Emeritus Professor-HBNI (2014-2019), DST-J C Bose National Fellow (2009-2020), Raja Ramanna Fellow-DAE (2015-2018). Currently, he is Distinguished Professor, UM-DAE-Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences (2018-continuing) Fellow, Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi; Indian Academy of Sciences, Bengaluru; National Academy of Science, Allahabad; National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, India; Maharashtra Academy of Sciences. He is recipient of several prestigious awards and fellowships like Prof. J.V. Bhat-Eureka Forbes Award - Excellence in Microbiology (1990); Young Scientist Award - Cyanobacterial Biotechnology (1996); Prof. K. S. Bilgrami Memorial Award - INSA (2006), Indian Nuclear Society Award (2006). Recipient IAEA Fellowship (1976-77); Nuffield Foundation Fellowship, U.K (1984); USAID Fellowship, USA (1988-89). He was India’s Representative at United Nation’s Scientific Committee on Effects of Atomic Radiations (UNSCEAR) (2014). He coordinated a DAE-sponsored multi-institutional project entitled “Thermal Ecological Studies” which assessed impact of thermal effluents from operating nuclear power plants on aquatic ecosystems (2000-2006). He was member of selection and evaluation Committees of INSA, DST, DBT, CSIR, ICAR and DAE and 6 research institutes in India. Currently he is engaged in teaching integrated 5-year M.Sc. programme and popularization of science and enhancing public awareness of science in India.
Dr. Shashank Chaturvedi
Director, Institute for Plasma Research, Gandhinagar, India
Dr. Shashank Chaturvedi got his B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering from IIT Delhi, where he was awarded the Silver Medal for first rank in the Dept. He then got his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Princeton University, USA. His PhD work involved the computational study of a novel Nuclear Fusion Reactor concept.
He was awarded the Homi Bhabha Science & Technology Award of DAE in 2005. He is a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering and Senior Professor in the Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI).
He has earlier served as Head, Computational Analysis Division in the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Visakhapatnam. He has been serving as Director of the Institute for Plasma Research, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India, since August 2016.
His research interests include numerical modelling of pulsed-power & plasma systems, including Magneto-hydrodynamics, radiation-hydrodynamics, high-speed impact & shock waves, pulsed electromagnetics, High Performance Computing (HPC), Theoretical and experimental determination of materials properties (opacity, equation-of-state) under extreme conditions and automated processing of signals, voice, image & video data.
Sunil S. Chirayath
Department of Nuclear Engineering,
Center for Nuclear Security Science and Policy Initiatives, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX-77843-3133, USA.
Prof. Chirayath is the Director of Texas A&M University (TAMU) Center for Nuclear Security Science and Policy Initiatives (NSSPI) since 2015 with a joint appointment of Associate Professor in the Department of Nuclear Engineering since 2017. He has a special appointment of an Associate Professor in the Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan and as an Honorary Professor of Amity University, India. He has advised 16 postdoctoral research associates, graduated eight Ph.D. and over 30 M.S./M.E. students in the nuclear engineering. He has over 200 technical publications in peer reviewed journals (over 70) and conference proceedings (over
He is currently the Chair of Radiation Protection and Shielding Division of the American Nuclear Society (ANS), an executive committee (EC) member of the ANS Nuclear Nonproliferation Division, and an EC member of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management (INMM). He is the first recipient of the INMM Education and Outreach Award. He is a recipient of the TAMU Association of Former Students Distinguished Achievement Award. His current research interests include advanced nuclear reactors, and nuclear security and safeguards. He was a scientific staff member of the Indian Atomic Energy Regulatory Board in Mumbai and Kalpakkam from 1991-2019. He was a Health Physics stipendiary trainee in the Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC) at Tarapur from 1990-1991.
Professor Ken Czerwinski
czerwin2@unlv.nevada.edu
Radiochemistry Program, University of Nevada Las Vegas 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV USA 89154-4009
Professor Ken Czerwinski was the first director of the Radiochemistry Ph.D. program at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He has worked in industry and consults for government and private entities. Professor Czerwinski has created multiple courses on radiochemistry and his experimental efforts focus on evaluating the chemical forms and molecular structure of compounds containing radioelements in liquid and solid phases. All research is tightly coupled to the education and training of students in the laboratory. He has received multiple grants from the DOE, NNSA, NSF, and industry during his academic career and has over 200 peer reviewed publications and patents.
Umesh Dani
udani@barc.gov.in
Nuclear Recycle Board, Mumbai
Shri Umesh Dani graduated from IIT, Delhi in Chemical Engineering and is Distinguished Scientist (DS) of DAE. He belongs to 31st Batch of BARC Training School. Presently, he is the Chief Executive, Nuclear Recycle Board. After completion of his training school course, he joined the Waste Management Division in the year 1988 and has donned various caps starting from Operation Supdt. of Radioactive Waste Management Facilities; Commissioning Supdt. of Integrated Nuclear Recycle Project; Project Manager, TNRPO; Dy Chief Executive, NRB; Director, GSO, Tarapur. He is having 34 years of work experience in Construction, Commissioning, Operation and Maintenance of Radioactive Waste Management facilities at NRB, Tarapur.He has to his credit fast track design, construction and commissioning of ILW treatment facility and achieved record processing of intermediate level waste. He has contributed significantly in various task forces and committees. He is a recipient of DAE Group Achievement Award in 2013 and Scientific & Technical Excellence Award in 2008.
Smeer Durani
headchem.amd@gov.in
Chemistry Group, Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research (AMD), DAE, Begumpet, Hyderabad, India
Dr Smeer Durani, Head, Chemistry Group of Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research, Hyderabad joined the department after obtaining M.Phil and Ph. D. from University of Jammu. Dr. Durani has over three decades of experience in Chemical characterization of Geomaterials. As a team member he has worked in Killung Test Recovery Plant, Domiasiat a project for recovery of one ton of uranium. He has broad research interests from geomaterials to Nanomaterials. Dr. Durani is a recognized faculty member of HBNI, Mumbai. He has published over 50 articles in peer reviewed journals/seminars/symposia. He is also a life member of Indian Nuclear Society, Mumbai and has organised many seminars and conferences. Visited academic and research institutions of Germany as a part of DST nominated Indian delegation in 2013.
Dr. Swaminathan Kailas
Email: swaminathankailas305@gmail.com
UM-DAE Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences, Mumbai
Dr. Swaminathan Kailas, a graduate of Madras university and a trainee of the 14th batch of BARC training school, joined Nuclear Physics Division, BARC in 1971. He was awarded the Ph.D by Mumbai University and he has specialized in Accelerator based Nuclear Physics. He has more than 250 journal publications and has guided more than 10 students for Ph.D. He is a former Director, Physics Group, BARC. Currently he is INSA Senior Scientist at UM-DAE Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences. He is a fellow of Indian Academy of Science, Indian National Science Academy, Tamilnadu Academy of Science and Maharashtra Academy of Science. He received the Sir.C.V.Raman memorial medal in Physical Sciences from the Indian Science Congress. He is a recipient of Life Time Achievement Award from Indian Society of Analytical Scientists. He is a former President of Indian Physics Association and editor of Physics News. He has edited special issues on Accelerator Driven System for Indian Nuclear Society, Atomic Energy in National Development for Science and Culture and Physics in the nuclear power programme for Indian Association of Nuclear Chemists and Allied Scientists.
Prof. Karuankara Naregundi
E-mail : drkarunakara@gmail.com
Centre for Advanced Research in Environmental Radioactivity (CARER) Mangalore University, Mangalagangotri -574 199, Mangalore, India.
Professor Karuankara Naregundi is heading the Centre for Advanced Research in Environmental Radioactivity (CARER), Mangalore University and Centre for Application of Radiation and Radioisotopes Technology (CARRT), Mangalore University, Mangalagangothri-574199, Mangalore, India. He is responsible for the establishment of CARER as a National Facility through funding from the Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences, Govt. of India. He has authored 130 research publications in journals and has ongoing research collaborations with leading scientific institutions in India and abroad. He served as Editor of the special issue of the Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, Elsevier (Volume 138, 2014). He is the editorial board member for the Journal of Environmental Radioactivity. He is the recipient of the Sir C V Raman Award from The State Council for Science and Technology, Govt. of Karnataka (in the year 2017) and Dr A K Ganguly Award (in the year 2012) from the Indian Association for Radiation Protection (IARP). He is a member of the International Steering Committee to organise the International Conferences series on Polonium and radioactive Pb isotopes in the environment. He has served as an expert member in the IAEA missions to member countries.
Dr. Srinivas Krishnagopal
Email: krishnas@barc.gov.in
Director, MRG (N), BARC
Srinivas Krishnagopal completed his Ph.D. in accelerator physics from Cornell University, in 1990, working on accelerator theory. From 1990-92 he worked at the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory on free-electron laser theory. This included a study of resonator stability, and new concepts such as the multi-cavity FEL. He returned to India in 1993, and joined the Centre for Advanced Technology. Initially he worked on accelerator theory. Later, he took up the challenge of technology development and built up a group that has indigenously developed a Plane-Wave Transformer linac and undulators for the free-electron lasers, and are working on photoinjectors for short wavelength FELs. He moved to the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre in 2008, where he is presently Director (N), MRG, to work on the development of high intensity proton accelerators for Accelerator Driven Reactor Systems. Dr. Krishnagopal was awarded the N.S. Sathyamurthy Young Scientist Award of the Indian Physics Association in 1996; he was elected Member of the National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad, India, in 1998; he was awarded the Outstanding Research Investigator Award of the Science Research Council of the Department of Atomic Energy in 2005; and in 2022 he was elected Fellow of the American Physical Society
Dr. Vikram Lele
Email: vikram.lele@gmail.com
Jaslok Hospital, Mumbai
Dr. Vikram R. Lele is Director, Department of Nuclear Medicine & PET-CT at the Jaslok Hospital & Research Centre, Mumbai, India. He did MD (medicine) in 1986 with 2 gold medals, followed by DRM and DNB (nuclear medicine). He got further training in Nuclear Medicine at the Johns Hopkins Medical institutions, USA and in Germany. He is examiner for DRM in Nuclear Medicine for Mumbai University and a teacher in the national Board of examinations (DNB) for Nuclear Medicine. He was on the editorial board of the European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular imaging (EJNMMI) and the Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine. He is past President of Association of Nuclear medicine Physicians of India (ANMPI) ,Nuclear cardiological Society of India (NCSI) and Western Chapter of Society of Nuclear medicine India. He has delivered several invited lectures and orations at national and international conferences in Nuclear Medicine and is author of over 38 publications and text book chapters in Nuclear Medicine in API textbook of Medicine, textbook of orthopaedics, among others. He was on the SARCAR committee of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) of Govt. of India. He has pioneered several new tests and therapies in Nuclear Medicine in India.
Stephen T. Liddle
Email: steve.liddle@manchester.ac.uk
Department of Chemistry and Centre for Radiochemistry Research, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
Prof. Liddle is head of Inorganic Chemistry and Co-Director of the Centre for Radiochemistry Research at The University of Manchester. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, and Vice President of the European Rare Earth and Actinide Society. His work has been recognised by a number of national and international society prizes, and he has published over 200 research articles, reviews, books, book chapters, and other articles.
Dr. Sudhir Mishra
Email: sudhir@barc.gov.in
1Integrated Fuel Fabrication Facility, 2Nuclear Fuels Group Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Mumbai-400085
Dr. Sudhir Mishra joined BARC after completeing 34th batch of training school BARC Mumbai. He is currently Head, Integrated Fuel Fabrication Facility (IF3) BARC, Mumbai. He is an expert in fabrication and development of nuclear fuels for thermal and fast reactors.eceived DAE Scientific and Technical Excellence Award He rand Group achievement awards.
Dr. P. K. Mohapatra
Email: mpatra@barc.gov.in
Radiochemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Trombay, Mumbai- 400 085
Dr. P. K. Mohapatra joined Radiochemistry Division, BARC, Mumbai in 1987. He did his Ph.D. from University of Bombay in 1994 and did postdoctoral research in University of Mainz, Germany (1999-2000) under Alexander von Humboldt fellowship. His research interests include complexation of actinides and separation of actinides and fission products using novel extractants. He is a fellow of National academy of Sciences, Allahabad. Dr. Mohapatra is an Associate Editor of Separation Science and Technology and one of the editors of Radiochimica Acta. Currently He is associate director of Radiochemistry and Isotope Group and Head, Radiochemistry Division. He has over 400 publications in peer reviewed international journals with over 8000 citations.
Dr. A. K. Nayak
Email: arun.nayak@dae.gov.in
Head, Nuclear Control & Planning Wing, DAE, Mumbai
Dr. A. K. Nayak is Head, Nuclear Control & Planning Wing, Department of Atomic Energy, Mumbai. He is a renowned expert in the field of advanced nuclear reactor design, nuclear safety, security & safeguards, nuclear policy & planning. He is an associate Editor of ASME Journal of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science, Journal of Computational Thermal Science, Member of Editorial Board of Frontiers of Energy. He is recipient of several awards and has written 4 books and published more than 500 research papers in academic journals and conferences. He is a Fellow of Indian National Academy of Engineering and Maharashtra Academy of Science.
Dr. K.L. Ramakumar
Email: Karanam.ramakumar@gmail.com
Former Director, RC & IG, BARC
Dr. K.L. Ramakumar has superannuated from the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Government of India in 2016 after serving the Department for more than 40 years in different capacities. Before superannuation he was Head, Nuclear Controls & Planning Wing (NCPW) in DAE and also Director, Radiochemistry & Isotope Group in Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai. In addition to his scientific and technical publications which are more than 500, Dr. Ramakumar also has publications on policy related topics including nuclear safeguards as a powerful tool for ensuring nuclear safety and security, nuclear forensics, nuclear security: National requirements in the context of global governance. In 2007, 2019 and 2021, he co-organised a three-week course on Nuclear Law under the auspices of Homi Bhabha National Institute. He was member of The Standing Advisory Group on Safeguards Implementation (SAGSI), IAEA from 2011-2016 and from 2016 is serving as member of Advisory Group on Nuclear Security (ADSEC), IAEA. He participated in the High-Level Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty Experts Preparatory Group meeting and Group of Government Experts meeting on role of verification in advancing nuclear disarmament held in Geneva, as advisor from India. Dr. Ramakumar provides technical expertise in the areas of nuclear safeguards, nuclear security, fissile material cut-off treaty and nuclear disarmament, as required, to the relevant agencies of the Government of India
Y. Balaji Rao
Email: ybr@nfc.gov.in
Nuclear Fuel Complex, Hyderabad-500062, Telangana, India
Shri Y. Balaji Rao is currently working as General Manager at NFC and has got more than three decades of experience in Chemical Characterization of Nuclear Materials like Uranium, zirconium & zirconium based alloys and different grades of steels and received several DAE Group Achievement Awards.
Sarata Kumar Sahoo
Department of Radioecology and Fukushima Project, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, National Institutes for Quantum Sciences and Technology, 4-9-1 Anagawa, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan
Dr. Sahoo is currently working as Senior Expert in the Fukushima Environmental Research Project, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Chiba, Japan as well as Adjunct Professor, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Arakawa campus, Tokyo. He has been awarded Eminent Mass Spectrometry-Award, Indian Mass Spectrometry Society in year 2019 and RADNET Eminent Research Award, National Radon Network Society, India in year 2023.
Dr. Victor Vinograd
Email: v.vinograd@fz-juelich.de
Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Institute of Energy and Climate Research – Nuclear Waste Management (IEK-6), 52428 Jülich, Germany
Dr. Victor Vinograd is currently a research scientiest at Research Centrum Jülich, Institute of Energy and Climate Research (IEK-6). He is expert in thermodynamics of solid solutions related to actinides.
Dr. Chhavi Agarwal
Email: cagarwal@barc.gov.in
Radiochemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai-400085
Chemical Sciences, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai-400094
Dr. Chhavi Agarwal joined Bhabha Atomic Research Centre in 2004 after graduating from the OCES-47th batch of BARC Training School. She completed her M.Sc. (Chemistry) from Delhi University in 2003 and obtained Ph.D. (Chemical Science) from Homi Bhabha National Institute in the year 2011. She has been awarded Endeavour Postdoctoral Research Fellowship of Australian Government for carrying out research at Melbourne University for four months. She has also worked at Universitat Duisburg-Essen under INSA-DFG bilateral exchange program for three months to carry out research work on synthesis and permeability studies on stimuli responsive membranes. She has been awarded H.J. Arnikar Best thesis award by Indian Association of Nuclear and Allied Chemists for her thesis work. Her expertise includes non-destructive assay of nuclear materials and on physico-chemical studies on ion-exchange membranes and polymer gels. She has published >50 international journal publications.
Sitangshu Chatterjee
Email: sitanshu@barc.gov.in
Isotope and Radiation Application Division, BARC, Mumbai
Dr. Sitangshu Chatterjee obtained his M.Sc. Degree in Chemistry from IIT-Kanpur in 2012 and joined Isotope Hydrology Section, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai in 2013 after graduating from the 56th Batch of BARC training school. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in Chemistry from Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI) Mumbai in 2021. Dr. Chatterjee is working in the field of sustainable management of water resources using isotopic techniques. He is involved in the mass spectrometric determination of various stable isotopes and their applications in delineating various hydrological processes such as geochemical evolution, aquifer-aquifer interconnection, geothermal systems, transit time modelling etc. He is the recipient of the “DAE Young Scientist Award-2020” as well as “DAE Group Achievement Award-2017”. He has 18 publications in international journals. He is a member of International Association of Geochemistry (IAGC).
Dhanadeep Dutta
RadiochemistryDivision, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai - 400085,
Homi Bhabha National Institute, Anushaktinagar, Mumbai-400094
Dr. Dhanadeep Dutta is currently working at Radiochemistry Division, BARC, Mumbai as a Scientific Officer. His research interest includes positron annihilation spectroscopy in nano-porous materials. He is the recipient of “Max-Planck-India Fellowship” from the Max-Planck Society, Germany for the years 2006-09. He is the author of more than 70 articles published in the leading International Journals.
Mohini Guleria
E-mail: mohini@barc.gov.in
Radiopharmaceuticals Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai-400085
Homi Bhabha National Institute, Anushaktinagar, Mumbai-400094
Dr. (Smt.) Mohini Guleria joined BARC from 52nd batch of Training School. Her research work includes syntheses and functionalization of tumor avid bio-molecules including porphyrins and antibodies. She has experience in radio-metal complexation of functionally modified ligands using various radionuclides bearing nuclear diagnostic and therapeutic importance as well as their evaluation in animal models. Dr. Guleria has published about 28 articles in peer-reviewed international journals and was also awarded with DAE-Young Applied Scientist Award in 2017.
Suchismita Mishra
Email:suchim@barc.gov.in
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Division, Health Safety and Environment Group, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai-400085, India
Dr. Suchismita Mishra obtained her M. Sc. in Chemistry from Utkal University, Odisha in 1997. And then after graduating from 41st Batch of Training School, BARC, in chemistry discipline joined Environmental Assessment Division in 1998 and subsequently in Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Division in 2019. After her Ph.D. from the University of Mumbai in 2009, she carried out her postdoctoral research at National Institute of Radiological Sciences (NIRS) Chiba, Japan during 2011-2013 through JSPS (Japan Society for Promotional Science) fellowship. Dr S. Mishra has expertise in environmental analytical chemistry mainly in analysis of stable elements and radionuclides at trace and ultra-trace level using different spectroscopic and radio analytical techniques. She has carried out extensive work on sorption behavior of natural radionuclides and fission products in geological matrices for contaminant transport around uranium tailings and Fukushima nuclear power plant accidental site. Currently involved, in the development of analytical capability for nuclear forensic studies for nuclear/radiation emergency preparedness. Dr. Mishra has several quality research publications in international journals to her credit.
V. G. Mishra
Email: vgmishra@barc.gov.in
Radioanalytical Chemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic research Centre, Mumbai 400085
Dr. V. G. Mishra joined Radioanalytical Chemistry Division in 2008 after graduating from 51st batch of BARC Training School. He is involved in development of CQC methods for various kinds of nuclear materials using pyrohydrolysis and ion chromatography. His research interest includes studies on separation of various species using ion chromatography and separation using pyrohydrolysis with a view to explore the mechanism involved during separation.
Asim Pal
Email:asimpal@barc.gov.in
Nuclear Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai , India
Dr. Asim Pal completed B.Sc. (Hons.) in Physics from Jadavpur University, Kolkata and M.Sc. in Physics from Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. After that he joined BARC Training School as Trainee Scientific Officer in the year 2011. After successful completion of the one year training program, he joined Nuclear Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre. Since then he continues working there in the field of nuclear reaction. He obtained his Ph.D. from Homi Bhabha National Institute in the year 2019 for his thesis work “Study of fission reactions involving weakly bound projectiles”. His research interests include studies of nuclear fusion-fission reactions, nuclear reaction relevant to nuclear astrophysics and super-heavy element synthesis. He has also indigenously developed a few gas detectors and array of silicon strip detectors, which have high impact in improving the charged particle detection system at BARC-TIFR Accelerator facility, Mumbai. He has published more than 40 papers in reputed international journals and more than 75 conference papers
Sumana Paul
Email:sumana@barc.gov.in
Fuel Chemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400 094
Dr. Sumana Paul is currently serving in Fuel Chemistry Division of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, after graduating from 51st batch of Training School. She received her PhD degree in Chemical Sciences from Homi Bhabha National Institute in the year 2016 for her work in polyemeric substrate based analytical techniques for actinide assay. Her field of specialization includes development of novel polymeric materials for the separation of actinides from complex matrices. She is the recipient of IANCAS-Prof H.J. Arnikar Best PhD Thesis Award and DAE Young Scientist Award. She has, to her credit, more than 55 publications in various peer-reviewed journals and conferences.
Himanshu Kumar Poswal
Email:himanshu@barc.gov.in
High Pressure & Synchrotron Radiation Physics Division, Physics Group, BARC
Dr. Himanshu Kumar Poswal secured first rank in his post graduate course in physics from BARC training school in the year 2002. After finishing the course, he joined high-pressure physics division, BARC. Since then he is working in the field of high pressure. He obtained his Ph. D degree from HBNI, Mumbai in 2014. Dr. Poswal has actively participated in the development of beamlines viz. ECXRD beamline (BL-11) and protein crystallography beamline (BL-21) at Indus-2 synchrotron radiation source. His research interests include structural investigations of materials under extreme conditions using first principles simulations and experimental techniques.
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G. L. N. Reddy
Email:glnreddy@barc.gov.in
National Center for Compositional Characterisation of Materials (NCCCM), Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Hyderabad, India-500062
Dr. G. N. Reddy did his post-graduation in Physics from Osmania University and M.Phil from University of Hyderabad. He joined the BARC in the year 1998 after his successful stint as trainee in 41st Batch BARC Training School. He acquired Ph.D in Physics from Osmania University in the year 2012. He is associated with Tandetron since 2003. He has been working in the field of Ion beam analysis for carrying out compositional analysis of variety of materials. He is involved in various R&D activities related to the development of thin films for hydrogen storage applications. He has about 61 publications in various journals and conferences.
Pradeep Samui
Email:psamui@barc.gov.in
Product Development Division Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai – 4000 085
Dr. Pradeep Samui joined BARC training school (IGCAR campus) in 2007 (51st batch) after completing his M.Sc. from Burdwan University, West Bengal. After completing one year orientation course in nuclear science and engineering from BARC training school, he joined Product Development Division, BARC in 2008. He is recipient of Homi Bhabha Award for overall topper of his batch. He obtained his PhD in Chemical Science from Homi Bhabha National Institute in 2018. He has been actively involved in studies related to determination of thermodynamic parameters of various alloys and oxide system. He is also investigated the interaction of Pb/Bi with structural materials and fuel in off normal condition for application in ADS system. He is a recipient of various awards like Homi Bhabha Prize (2008), DAE-Special Contribution Award (2016), Gurdip Singh Best thesis award (2020) by Indian Thermal Analysis Society. He has more than 20 publications in his credit.
