Baldev Raj
Baldev Raj (9 April 1947 – 6 January 2018) was an Indian scientist and director of the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) in Kalpakkam, India.
Baldev Raj | |
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Born | Jammu and Kashmir, India | 9 April 1947
Died | 6 January 2018 70) | (aged
Nationality | Indian |
Alma mater | Indian Institute of Science National Institute of Technology, Raipur Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | National Institute of Advanced Studies Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar National Institute of Technology Puducherry |
Education
He had a Bachelors in Engineering (B.E.) from Government Engineering College, Raipur Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur (Now National Institute of Technology, Raipur), and a PhD from IISc, Bangalore, D.Sc. (h.c.) from Sathyabama Deemed University, Chennai.[1] [2][3][4]
Career
He was director of the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) in Kalpakkam, India. He was also the director of the National Institute of Advanced Studies.
He died on 6 January 2018 in Pune from an apparent cardiac arrest.
Awards
He was awarded one of the H K Firodia awards,padma shri award also for 2015. [5]
References
- BioData
- http://www.nias.res.in/content/people?qt-faculty_tabs=1#qt-faculty_tabs
- http://www.igcar.ernet.in/igc2004/balbio.htm
- "Publication Details". Archived from the original on 6 July 2009. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
- "Celebrating 22 Years of H. K. Firodia Awards for Excellence in Science & Technology". H. K. Firodia Memorial Foundation. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
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