Professional Contributions
Professional Bodies Network
• Indian Nuclear Society (INS)
• Indian Society for NDT (ISNT)
• Indian Institute of Metals (IIM)
• Indian Institute of Welding (IIW)
• Indian Magnetic Society (IMS)
• Ultrasonic Society of India (USI)
• Condition Monitoring Society of India (CMSI)
• Indian Structural Integrity Society (InSIS)
• Society for Failure Analysis (SFA)
• American Society for NDT
• International Standing Committee, International Workshop on Electromagnetic NDT (ENDE)
Positions held in Professional Organisations
• Chairman, Committee on NDT, Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) (MTD 21 and developed 3 standards) 2015-2022
• Member, International Standing Committee on Electromagnetic NDT, Japan, from 2012 on wards
• Board Member, World Federation of NDE Centers, USA, 2015 on wards
• Member, National Governing Council, ISNT, 2010 on wards
• Chairman, ISNT, Kalpakkam Chapter, 2014-2020
• President, Society for Failure Analysis- June 2018-March 2021
• Chairman, Society for Failure Analysis, Chennai Chapter, April 2015 on wards
• Chairman, IIM Kalpakkam Chapter, May 2011-April 2014
Conferences Convened and Conducted
· Convener, International Conference on Structural Integrity (ICONS-2014), February, 2014, Kalpakkam
· Convener, Theme meeting on Novel and Innovative Measurements in Non Destructive Evaluation, February, 2012, Kalpakkam
· Convener, 12th International Electromagnetic NDE Workshop, February 2011, IIT Madras, Chennai
· Co-Convener, International Workshop on Nuclear Plant Life Management (WoN-PLiM), October, 2009, Kalpakkam
· Co-Chairman, International Conference on Magnetic Barkhausen Noise (ICBM 2010), Feb. 11-12, 2010, Kalpakkam
· Co-Chairman, Workshop on Material Characterisation using NDE techniques, Feb 2010, Kalpakkam
· Convener, INAE-DAE International Conference on Advances in Manufacturing Technology, IIT Madras, Chennai, Feb. 2008
· Convener, Workshop on ‘Material Characterisation using NDE methods’ for IIM Kalpakkam Chapter, 2008.
· Director, ASNT-ECT Level III course, ISNTKalpakkam Chapter, Nov. 2006
· Convener, Prof. Brahma Prakash Memorial National Level Metals and Materials Quiz organised by IIM, Sept. 2001 and Sept. 2000
· Member, Organising Committee, 5th, 6th, 7thand 8thInternational Conference on Creep, Fatigue & Creep-Fatigue Interactions, IGCAR (2008, 2012, 2016, 2021)