Baldev Raj assumes charge as NIAS director

Eminent Scientist Dr Baldev Raj has assumed responsibilities as the Director of the National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, one of India's leading multi-disciplinary institutions.
A distinguished scientist and former Director of the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research in Kalapakkam, Dr Raj has helped advance several challenging technologies, especially those related to the Fast Breeder Test Reactor and the Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor, NIAS said in a release.
He has also nurtured and grown excellent schools of global stature in nuclear materials and mechanics, non-destructive evaluation, nano science and technology, and robotics and automation, it added.
Stating that Dr Raj has pursued his work in interdisciplinary domains of energy, cultural heritage, medical technologies, nano science and technology and education, NIAS said he has been responsible for providing solutions to many unsolved problems in Strategic and Security sectors in the country.