Baldev Raj is an Indian scientist and director of the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) in Kalpakkam

Kalpakkam

Kalpakkam is a small town in Tamil Nadu, India, situated on the Coromandel Coast 70 kilometres south of Chennai. A conglomerate of two villages and a DAE township, it is about 55 km from Thiruvanmiyur....

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Background

He has Bachelors in Engineering (B.E.) from Govt. Engineering College (Now National Institute of Technology, Raipur

National Institute of Technology, Raipur

The National Institute of Technology Raipur is a technical institution funded by the Government of India, located in Raipur, Chhattisgarh. Founded in 1956 as Govt. College of Mining & Metallurgy with two engineering disciplines, mining and metallurgy, the institute is one of the oldest of its kind...

), Ravishankar University and Ph.D. from IISc, Bangalore, D.Sc. (h.c.) from Sathyabama Deemed University, Chennai.
He has more than 650 publications, 38 books and special volumes of journals (co-author of 11 books/monographs and co-editor of 27 books & special journal volumes). He has 5 Indian Standards and 19 patents to his credit.

Areas of Specialization

Science and Technology, Fast Breeder Reactor with Closed Fuel Cycle, Materials characterization, Testing and Evaluation using nondestructive evaluation methodologies, Materials development and performance assessment and technology management.

Awards

Rewards and Recognitions
Description	Name of Institution	Year
Distinguished Alumni Award for sustained excellence in Science and Technology	Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore	2008
National Metallurgist Award (Research-Academy)	Union Ministry of Steel and Indian Institute of Metals	2007
Indian Science Monitor Award	Indian Science Monitor Foundation	2007
Padma Shri	Govt. of India	2007
Jaeger Lecture Award	International Inst. Welding	2004
Life Time Achievement Award	IWS	2004