Awards & Honours

Membership  Details

Membership of Academies and Societies 

• Fellow of Third World of Academy of Science
• Fellow of Indian National Academy of Engineering
• Fellow of Indian National Science Academy
• Fellow of Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore
• Fellow of The National Academy of Sciences, India, Allahabad
• Fellow of Tamil Nadu Academy of Sciences
• Fellow of Institution of Engineers (India)
• Fellow of Indian Institute of Metals
• Fellow of Acoustic Society of India
• Fellow of Ultrasonic Society of India
• Fellow of International Institute of Quality Assurance, UK
• Honorary Member, International Committee on NDT (only 12 professionals in the world)
• Honorary Member, Hellenic Society of NDT, Greece (only one in Asia)
• Honorary Fellow, British Institute of NDT (only one from Asia)
• Honorary Fellow, Indian Society of NDT (the youngest to get the honour)
• Elected Fellow of ASM International, USA

• President, International Committee on NDT (1992‑96)
• President, 14th World Conference on NDT (December 1996, India)
• Chairman, Policy & General Purpose Committee, ICNDT (1996‑2004)
• Chairman, Metal Sciences Division and Vice President, IIM
• Chairman, IIM Kalpakkam Chapter (1995-2001)
• Chairman, Education Group, World Federation of NDE Centres (1998)
• Member, Sectional Committee on Metallurgy, Mining and Materials Science of INAE (1998-2001)
• Chairman, Services to Industry Committee of IIM (2001-2003)
• Chairman Committee to make Heritage Film on 50 years of IIM
• Co-chairman, Technical Committee, Golden Jubilee Celebrations of IIM
• Member, Engineering Heritage Committee (Metallurgy) of INAE (1996-2003)
• Chairman, Engineering Heritage Committee (Metallurgy) of INAE (2003- …)
• Chairman, Indian Nuclear Society, Kalpakkam Branch (2004 - …)
• President, NACE International Southern Region (2004 - …)
• Foreign Secretary, Indian National Academy of Engineering (2005 - …)
• Chairman, Working Group on Research & University Education, ICNDT
• Founder Member, Board of Directors, World Federation of NDE Centres, USA
• Past‑President, Acoustic Emission Working Group of India
• Patron, Acoustic Emission Working Group of India
• Past‑President, Indian Group of International Society of Stereology
• Patron, Indian Group of International Society of Stereology
• President, Metal Sciences, 82nd Session of Indian National Science Congress (1994)
• President, Indian Society for Non‑Destructive Testing (1997)
• Vice-President, Indian Institute of Welding (1994‑96)
• 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)
• Past‑Chairman, Technical Committee comprising of 14 Commissions of Indian Institute of Welding (1990‑1997)
• Chairman, International Technical Committee, International Welding Seminar ‑ 1996
• Chairman, NDT Committee of the Bureau of Indian Standards
• President, Indian Institute of Metals (2005 ---)
• Vice-President, Materials Research Society of India (2008-2011)
• Vice President, Academia NDT International
• Vice President (Academic, Professional & International Affairs) in the Indian National Academy of Engineering (2008-2011)
• Vice President (Elected),  Board of Directors of International Institute of Welding (2010)
• Elected President, International Institute of Welding, which has a membership of fifty one countries
• Chairman, Research Advisory Board of PSG Institute of Advanced Studies, Coimbatore (2010)

National and International Distinctions

• Member, Committee on Centre for NDT, IIT Madras, Chennai, in collaboration with World Federation of NDE Centres and International Institute of Theoretical and Applied Physics, UNESCO, Iowa State University, USA
• Chairman, 40 years of NDT activities of IAEA (participants from 10 countries), 1996, IAEA, Vienna
• Member, Standing Advisory Group on Nuclear Energy  (SAGNE), IAEA (2004 - …)
• Co-Chairman, Consultants Meetings on Digital Radiography for Industrial Applications, IAEA, Vienna, July 1998
• Guest of Honour and Plenary Speaker on the occasion of 60^th Anniversary of Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society
• Guest of Honour and Plenary Speaker on the occasion of 40^th Anniversary of Russian Society of NDT
• Member, Advisory Board, NDE Centre, University of Massachusetts, USA
• Member, Advisory Board, Material Science & Technology, CSIR (1996-1999)
• Member, Project Management Board, Component Integrity Evaluation, CSIR (1996-1999)
• Member, Board on Structural Integrity and Life Management, NML, CSIR (1997-2001)
• Member, 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- …)
• Member, Divisional Scientific Committee on Structural Integrity, NAL, CSIR (1996- …)
• Member, Programme Adivsory Committee on Metallurgy, Mining & Material Science of DST (1997-2000)
• Member, Scientific Advisory Committee, Department of Culture and Science & Technology (2000- …)
• Co-Chairman, National Certification Board, Indian Society for Nondestructive Testing (2002- ….)
• Member, Steering Committee, Life Extension of Fighter Helicopters and Aircrafts, Indian Air Force (1990-…)
• Member, Peer Review Committee, Fraunhofer Institute of NDT, Germany (2004)
• Member, Scientific Advisory Council to Prime Minister (2005- …)
• Member, Committee on Nanoscience & Technology Initiative, Department of Science & Technology
• Chairman, Committee on Science & Technology of Department of Economic Affairs
• Member, Committee on High Sensitivity Detection of Chemicals
• Elected Member, German National Academy of Sciences (2008)
• Member of the Governing Body, Sree Chithra Tirunal Institute of Medical Sciences & Technology, Thiruvananthapuram (2009)
• Member, Nanotechnology Advisory Board, DST, Government of South Africa
• Chairman, India-Brazil-South Africa Initiative on Nano Science & Technology.
• Member, Advisory Board of Summer School on Modeling, Experimentation & Validation (MeV), Idaho National Laboratory, Argonne National Laboratory & Idaho State University, 21-30 July 2009.
• Member, Global Energy International Prize Committee for (2009-2013)
• Member, Board of Advisors, “The Al Gore Sustainable Technology Venture Competition, India” (2009)
• Invited Member - Committee for selecting the Australia India Science & Technology Research Award on Energy Generation in a Low Carbon Future instituted by Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering in association with Australian Government's Australia India Council
• Member (Elected) of the prestigious International Nuclear Energy Academy
• Member, R&D Advisory Council of Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. to enhance performance multifold based on science based technologies (2010)
• Scientific Advisor to Proposal for Singapore Institute of Nuclear Science & Engineering Research (SINSER), National University of Singapore
• Chairman, NTPC Energy Technology Research Advisory Council, National Thermal Power Corporation of India Ltd.
• Member, Governing Body of J&K State Council for Science & Technology (2010)
• Member, Research Council, Institute of Minerals & Materials Technology, Bhubaneswar (2010)
• External Expert, Peer Review Committee for the Cluster – Chemical Sciences, Group I: Chemical
  Materials & Energy, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, New Delhi (2010)

Responsibilites in Department of Atomic Energy Committees

• Member, Chairman’s Advisory Committee, DAE
• Member, Board of Directors, Bharat Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Ltd. (BHAVINI)
• Member, Steering Committee on Nuclear Power Programme, DAE
• Member, Steering Committee on Nuclear Fuel Cycle
• Chairman, R&D Committee on Nuclear Fuel Cycle
• Member Committee for Constitution of Homi Bhabha National Institute
• Member, Board of Nuclear Fuel Complex
• Vice-Chairman, Safety Review Committee for Operating Plants, AERB (2002-2004)
• Member, Senior Selection Committee of Personnel
• Member,  Apex Exploration Research Advisory Committee of the Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration &  Research, Department of Atomic Energy
• Member, DAE Science Research Council

Editorial Responsibilities

• Member Editorial Board, Indian Journal of Engineering & Materials Science
• Chief Editor, Golden Jubilee Commemorative Volume on Technology Development
• Subject Editor in the area of NDT and Mechanical Testing, Encyclopedia of Materials: Science & Technology, Elsevier Science Publishers, UK
• Advisor to the Chief Editor, Encyclopedia of Materials: Science & Technology, Elsevier Science Publishers, UK
• Member, International Editorial Advisory Board, INSIGHT, European Journal of NDT
• Principal Editor, Metal Sciences, Metal News
• Chairman, Publications Committee, Transaction of Indian Institute of Metals & Metal News
• Member, Editorial Board of Bulletin of Materials Science (1999- …)
• Chief Editor, IGC Annual Report & IGC Newsletter (1982-2004)
• Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Nondestructive Testing & Evaluation, ISNT
• Member, Editorial Board, MAPAN, Journal of Metrology Society of India
• Member, Editorial Board of International Journal of COMADEM
• Member, Editorial Board of Steel Technology
• Member, Editorial Board of Asian Journal of Professional Ethics & Management
• Co-Chairman, Editorial and Scientific Committee of International Journal of Nuclear Energy Science and Technology
• Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Bulletin of Materials Science

Trusts, Foundations & Educational Institutes

• Hon. Secretary, Quality through Nondestructive Evaluation Science & Technology (QUNEST) Foundation (1994 - …)
• Member, Trust for education of mentally challenged children at Kalpakkam (MEHATVA) (1998-2004)
• Member, Swarna Jayanti Endowment Trust of Indian Institute of Metals (2002)
• Member, National Association for Application of Radiation & Radioisotopes (NAARI) (2003 - …)
• Member, Sundaram Venkataraman Trust for encouragement of science students and science & technology in Kalpakkam (2003 - …)
• Chairman, Vidyalaya Management Committee of Kendriya Vidyalaya and Atomic Energy Central Schools at Kalpakkam (2004 - …)
• Adjunct Professor of PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore and University Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai (2008 -    )
• Distinguished Professor, Institute of Chemical Technology (Deemed University), Mumbai
• Adjunct Professor in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering and Honorary Consul General in Engineering Disciplines by Michigan State University, USA
• Member, Scientific Advisory Council of School of Engineering Science & Technology (SEST), Central University of Hyderabad
• Member, Advisory Committee for Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize 2009 (Engineering Sciences)
• Invited Member, Dr. Yellapragada SubbaRow Award Committee (2010)
• Member, Advisory Council, Great Lakes-Bauer Energy Executive MBA Programme (2010)