Personal Profile
Name:	Dr. Amitava Mitra
Email:	amitra@nmlindia.org
Gender:	Male
Designation:	Gr.IV/6	DOB:	21-09-1959
Division:	BDM	Mobile No.:	9430717376
Phone No.:	2345017	Total Years ofExperience:	22
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Academic Qualification:	Ph.D: 1987-Indian Institute of Technology,Kharagpur M.Sc:1981-University of Calcutta
Experience Details:	2010-present: Chief Scientist, National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur,India 2005 - 2110: Scientist-F, National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur, India. 2000-2005: Scientist E-II , National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur, India 1995-2000: Scientist-EI, National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur, India 1990-1995: Scientist C, National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur, India 2000 (Sept-Oct): Visiting Scientist, Institute of Applied Magnetism, Madrid, Spain 1987-1988: Research Associate, Low Temperature Laboratory, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India 1983-1987: Research Scholar, Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India

Professional Profile

Introduction:
Research Area:	Materials Science & Technology
Major Projects Undertaken:	1.Nanostructured Advanced Materials- CSIR Network Project (Nodal Officer) 2. Studies on creep and deformation behaviour of steel using magnetic NDE techniques- Funded by DST (Project Leader) 3.Development and characterization of bulk amorphous and nanocrystalline soft magnetic materials-Funded by DST (Project leader) 4.Micromagnetic study in ferromagnetic alloy-Funded by DST (Project leader) 5.Development of magnetic sensor for materials characterisation- Funded by DST (Project leader) 6.Evaluation of microstructural changes in steel used in petrochemical industry by non-destructive technique-Funded by DST (Project Leader) 7.Magnetic evaluation of fatigue damage and deformation- Funded by DST (Project Leader) 8.NDE Centre for Infrastructure Asset Management-Funded by DST (Co_project leader)
Specialization:	Magnetic Materials and Non-destructive evaluation
Patents/ Copyrights:	Patent : 07 Copyright-2
Publications:	Total Publications: 165 • Paper published in SCI Journal : 122 • Proc. of International Conf./Workshop: 29 • Proc. of National /Int./ Conf./workshop as invited speaker : 14
Conferences/Workshops /Seminars Organized:	• Convener: Workshop on “Recent trends in Nondestructive Testing & Evaluation” Sept. 25-26, 1997 organized by NML, Jmashedpur • Member of the technical committee of ATM of Indian Institute of Metals held at Jamshedpur in November, 1997 • Convener: Workshop on “Quantitative Non-destructive Evaluation in Condition Monitoring” January 22-23, 2004 jointly organized by NML and the Jamshedpur chapters of ISNT and IIM • Convener: Seminar on “Amorphous & Nanocrystalline Materials: Synthesis and Characterization” August 27 2004 jointly organized by NML & MRSI, Jamshedpur Chapter • Technical committee member : International Conference on “Nanomaterials- Synthesis,Characterisation and Application”, Jointly organized by The Institute of Engineers (India), MRSI,The University of New South Wales-Australia, The university of Central Florida-USA and Bengal Engineering & Science University. • Convener : Workshop on “Electromagnetic non-destructive Evaluation Methods for Materials Characterisation” January 10-11, 2006, Jointly organized by NML and IGCAR, Kalpakkam • Member of the technical committee of ATM of Indian Institute of Metals held at Jamshedpur in November, 2006 • Coordinator: CSIR-ISTAD International Theme Meeting on Nanostructured Advanced Materials 27-29 March, 2008, National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur
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Books Published:	Edited one book on "Nondestructive evaluation of Materials"
Awards:	1.National Metallurgist Day (NMD) Award: Best Metallurgist of the Year-2006 2.Wolfson Distinguished Lecturer-2005 3.National NDT award for system innovation and Development-2000 4.National NDT award for R&D -1997 5.Materials Research Society of India (MRSI) Medal-2011
Memberships:	Fellow 1. Indian Institute of Metals (FIIM-16408) 2. Institute of Engineers (F-113786-3) 3. Indian Society for Non-destructive Testing (LFM-0090) Memberships : 1. Materials Research Society - Life Member and Executive committee member of Jamshedpur Chapter 2. Magnetic Society of India - Life member & Executive committee member 3. The Indian Science Congress Association- Life member (L21427)
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