Educational Qualifications:• Bachelor of Technology (Honors) in Metallurgical Engineering - IIT Kharagpur (1959)• Master of Engineering in Advanced Metallurgy - University of Pune (1962)• Doctor of Philosophy in Metallurgical Engineering - IIT Bombay (1966)Positions HeldIndia• Lecturer, Assistant Professor, & Associate Professor of Metallurgical Engineering, IIT Bombay (1962-75)• Professor of Metallurgical Engineering, IIT Bombay (1976-85)• Director, National Metallurgical Lab, Jamshedpur (1985-92)• Director, SAIL; with Headquarters at the Research and Development Centre for Iron and Steel, Ranchi (1992-97)• Consultant and Members of the Board of Directors of: Government of India Agencies and Private Industries and Business 1997 onwards• Chairman, Zeus Numerix Private Limited; Adjunct Professor, IIT Bombay; & Consultant to Government of India Agencies and private business.Abroad• Fellow: University of Wisconsin, Madison (1964-66)• Senior Fellow: NASA Ames Research Center, California (1977- 79)• Consultant: North Western University, Illinois (1981)• Senior Consultant: Wright Paterson Air Force Base, OHIO (1983-84)• Visiting Fellow: Dayton Research Institute, OHIO, USA (1984)Contributions, Awards and RecognitionsAuthor of 51 International Publications and 17 Patents, Recipient of 9 national and international awards, a Fellow of 7 prestigious academies, professional bodies and societies; a Chairman or Member of 23 technical committees and academic bodies; and a Member of the Board of Directors of public and private sector companies.