The M. Tech. in Nuclear Engineering Programme at MITS comprises of senior faculty members who have held leadership positions at various Department of Energy (DAE) organizations such as the Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC), Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL), Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) and Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB). They have led numerous research and project assignments across the entire value chain of the Nuclear power industry for over 3 decades.
The faculty facilitates the creation of a unique learning environment based upon the principles of academic freedom, self-monitored standards of excellence and an open and incessant process of assessment and feedback from the students. This enables continual refinement of the course curriculum and the delivery mechanisms. M. Tech. Nuclear Programme also encourages pioneering interdisciplinary research by the faculty which feeds directly into a better learning environment that fosters creativity and innovation.
The faculty also brings with them an extensive network of industry professionals who can interact with the students on a regular basis via various forums of knowledge sharing such as guest lectures, seminars, conferences, etc. |
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 Former Director - Health, Safety and Environment Group, Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC)
Education
* B.E.(Hons) - Mechanical Engineering.
* M.Sc – Nuclear Reactor Science & Engineering.
* Ph.D – Heat Transfer.
Work Experience (Reverse chronology)
* Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, Bharati Vidyapeeth College of Engineering, Navi Mumbai.
* Director, Health, Safety and Environment Group, Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC).
* Associate Director, Reactor Design and Development Group, BARC.
* Head, Reactor Safety Division, BARC.
* Head, Thermal Hydraulic Studies Section, Reactor Engineering Division, BARC.
* Scientific Officer / Engineer in different Grades and subsequently Group leader, BARC.
Additional Information
* Fellow of the Maharashtra Academy of Sciences.
* Distinguished Visiting Professor – Indian National Academy of Engineering.
* Fellow of the International Energy Foundation.
* Life Member of the Indian Society for Heat and Mass Transfer (ISHMT), former Vice-President of ISHMT and presently President, Mumbai Chapter of ISHMT.
* Life Member and former Vice President, Indian Nuclear Society, (also former Secretary).
* Life Member and former President, Indian Aerosol Science and Technology Association.
* Life Member and former President, Indian Association for Radiation Protection.
* Life Member and former President, also former Chairman, Board of Trustees, National Association for Applications of Radioisotopes and Radiation in Industry.
* Member, Editorial Board of the International Journal Nuclear Engineering and Design.
* Former Chairman of the BARC Safety Council and member of number of senior-level AERB committees.
* Guided a number of research scholars for M. Tech. and Ph.D. degrees and published over 400 research papers in various v national and international journals and conferences.
* Visited various heat transfer and nuclear reactor safety laboratories in the U.S. , U.K., Germany , France , Italy , Korea, Russia, Sweden.
* Former Member of the Nuclear Safety Standards Committee (NUSSC) of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for two terms, over a six year period.
* Participated in a number of co-ordinated research projects of the IAEA.
* Former Member of the International Working Group on Advanced Technologies for Water Cooled Reactors (IWGATWR) of the IAEA.
 Former Director (Projects), Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL)
Education
* M.Sc – Physics.
* M.E. – Nuclear Engineering, University of Toronto.
Work Experience
* Director (Projects), Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd.
Additional Information
* A renowned expert in the area of Control and instrumentation systems for nuclear power plants.
* Decades of experience in development of vendors, procurement of systems and installations for nuclear power projects.
 Former Head (Probabilistic Safety Assessment Section, Reactor Safety Division), Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC)
Education
* B.E. – Telecommunications.
* M.Tech – Statistical Quality control & Operational Research.
Work Experience
* Former Head (Probabilistic Safety Assessment Section, Reactor Safety Division) at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC).
Additional Information.
* Worked as a consultant to Atomic Energy Regulatory Board for preparation of compendium of standard generic data base for probabilistic safety assessment of Nuclear Power Plants.
* A renowned faculty on Reliability Engineering and Risk Assessment, Probability Theory and Operations Research at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, IIT Bombay and BARC Training School.
 Former Associate Director (Regulatory Interface and Operations Support), Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL)
Education
* B. Sc. (Hons) - Mechanical.
* Masters in Administrative Management.
Work Experience (Reverse chronology)
* Associate Director, Regulatory Interface and Op. Support, NPCIL.
* Chief Superintendent- RAPS – 3 & 4.
* Chief Engineer (OP).
* Representative, ISO – 9001.
* Chief Engineer, Planning and Engg. Services.
* Chief Engineer, QA (Operations) and Management.
* Design Engineer, 500 MWe, NPCIL.
* Commissioning Engineer & SCE.
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Additional Information.
Extensively involved in.
* Recruitment of Technical Supervisors & Engineers.
* Review of TMI & Chernobyl Nuclear Accidents.
* Preparation of Emergency Operating Procedures.
* Faculty for ‘Project Management’ at BARC Training School.
* Faculty for systems Training – NPCIL Plants (PWR & PHWR).
* Faculty for QA, TQM, 1S0 – NPCIL, Plants and also at VJTI, Mumbai.
* Member Secretary, NPC Safety Review Committee.
* Preparation of Technical Specifications for Operation.
* Preparation of Safety Codes and Guides for NPP Operation.
* Review of Safety Codes and Guides as member of Advisory Committee.
* Chairman and member of several review and selection committees at NPCIL and other units of DAE.
* ISO-9001 compliance audits of several industry units.
* Participation and contributions in many national and international seminars, training courses, workshops and other programs.
 Former Associate Director (Simulators and Technical Training), Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL)
Education
* B. Sc. (Honours).
* M.Tech.
Work Experience (Reverse chronology)
* Associate Director (Simulators and Technical Training), NPCIL.
* GM (HRD), NPCIL.
* Chief Engineer (Training), NPCIL.
 Former Head - Health Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC)
Education
* M.Sc. - Physics.
Work Experience
* Head - Health Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC).
Additional Information
* Served as a member of various Safety Committees appointed by Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) for all nuclear power plants.
* Renowned expert in radiation protection for nuclear fuel cycle, nuclear power plants and research reactors.
* Has been a lecturer in IAEA training courses on radiation protection subjects.
* Has authored several papers published in International Journals and has presented at several International conferences.
 Former Head - Nuclear Safety Division, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB)
Education
* B.E. – Chemical Engineering, IIT Kharagpur
* M.Tech – Nuclear Engineering
Work Experience
* Head (Nuclear Safety Division) of Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB)
Additional Information
* Obtained advanced training in nuclear fuel management, safety, reliability analysis, risk management and emergency response.
* Regular consultant to International Atomic Energy Agency and its member states.
* Specialist in the field of quality assurance, review of design and safety documents of nuclear power plants.
 Former Scientific Officer - Training Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC)
Education
* M.Sc-Mathematics
Work Experience
* Former Scientific Officer, Training Division at Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC).
Additional Information
* Regular Faculty in BARC Training School giving instructions in subjects like Applied Mathematics, Reactor Physics, Computational Methods, Basic Nuclear Physics etc.
* Served as visiting faculty for Applied Nuclear Physics at University of Bombay for final-year M.Sc students.
 Former Former Station Director – Tarapur Atomic Power Station
Education
* B.E - Electrical Engineering
Work Experience
* Station Director – Tarapur Atomic Power Station
Additional Information
* Undertook complete comprehensive planning and implementation of retro fitment of the Tarapur Atomic Power Station.
* Conducted several peer reviews of power plants at international locations.
* Held several leadership roles which necessitated close interaction with the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, Department of Atomic Energy and other institutions on matters of regulatory requirements.
* Renowned expert in the areas of plant management, operations, maintenance, QA, training etc.
 Former Former Chief Engineer, Quality Assurance Directorate, Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL)
Education
* B. E. (Electronics & Telecommunication) University of Poona, India, 1972.
* ASNT Level III (ET) 1987 to 2002.
* ISNT Level III (ET) 2002 valid till 2012.
* Trained Auditor and Lead Auditor for ISO 9001
Work Experience
* Chief Engineer (QA), Quality Assurance Directorate, NPCIL
* Head, In-Service Inspection, Quality Assurance Directorate, NPCIL
* Head QA (Control & Instrumentation and In-Service Inspection) Quality Assurance Directorate, NPCIL
Additional Information
* Recipient of “NDT Achievement Award 2005“ of ISNT Mumbai Chapter for contribution to Eddy Current Testing for industrial application.
* Pioneered Eddy Current Testing (ET) in India for In-Service Inspection of Heat Exchanger and Steam Generator Tubes.
* Trained hundreds of ET professionals.
* Designed various ET probes and system for Nuclear application.
* Presented papers & invited talks in National and International Seminars.
 Former Former Senior Scientist, Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC)
Education
* M.Sc.Physics
Work Experience
* Senior Scientist-Bhabha Atomic Research Center
Additional Information
* Worked as a member of two Technical committees of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Vienna.
* Participated in the First Peaceful Nuclear Explosion test at Pokhran as a member of Radiation Protection group in 1974.
* Was a member of the Task Group, representing India, constituted by World Health Organisation (WHO), Geneva for establishing Radioactive contamination limits for food items, following the Chernobyl nuclear reactor accident.
* Worked as a member of Safety Committees of Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors (PHWR), constituted by Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB).
* About 30 scientific papers in national and international journals, seminars and conferences.
* Is an author of a booklet titled ‘Population Exposure in India from Ionizing Radiations’ published by Indian Society for Radiation Physics.
* Served as a faculty member for various training courses at BARC and NPCIL on topics related to radiation protection.
* Served as a visiting faculty member of IIT, Kanpur (for their M.Tech course in Nuclear Engineering) and of Sardar Patel University, Anand (for their Post Graduate course in Industrial Hygiene.
 Former Former Chief Engineer, Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL)
Education
* B.E.-Electrical Engineering.
Work Experience
* Chief Engineer-Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL)
Additional Information
* Over 36 years of experience in the field of planning, design, engineering, renovation and modernization of Control Instrumentation (C&I) systems of nuclear power plants.
* Has served as a specialist member on the committee for finalizing the overall specification of Control & Instrumentation Systems for the first 500 MWe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) of Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam (BHAVINI), Kalpakkam.
* Involved in preparation of several in-house engineering standards.
 Former Former Scientist – Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC)
Education
* B.E – Electronics & Telecommunications
Work Experience
* Scientist –Bhabha Atomic Research Center
Additional Information
* Consultant with the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) for reliability and probabilistic safety assessment issues.
* Has trained several professionals at renowned corporate organizations and has been a faculty with BARC Training School and the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.
* Mr. Saraf has been trained by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
 Former Former Director, Indira Gandhi Center for Atomic Research (IGCAR)
Education
* B.E – Electronics & Telecommunications
Work Experience
* Former Director, Indira Gandhi Center for Atomic Research
Additional Information
* Recipient of the prestigious Padmashri Award in the year 2003.
* Won several prestigious awards including Sir Visvesvaraya Memorial Award from Engineers Foundation and Life Time Achievement award from Engineers Forum, Nagpur.
* He has represented India in several committees of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
* Mr. Bhoje has published over 200 papers in journals and conferences.
* Over four decades of experience in reactor designing, project management and construction of nuclear test reactors.
 Former Former Associate Director (Health, Safety & Environment), Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL)
Education
* B.E - Electrical Engineering
Work Experience
* Associate Director-Health, Safety, Environment, Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited.
Additional Information
* A renowned expert on root cause analysis, peer review, plant trouble analysis, systems development and implementation, plant commissioning and operations.
* Deeply involved in the areas of health, safety and environment management systems as well as training of personnel at several Nuclear Power Reactors.
 Former Former Head - Radimetallurgy Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC)
Education
* B.E (Metallurgy),Cal. University,1967.
* One year training course in Nuclear Science and Engineering in BARC Training School,Mumbai during Aug,1967 to July,1968
Work Experience
* Outstanding Scientist, Bhabha Atomic Research Center.
* Former Head - Radimetallurgy Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC).
Additional Information
* Worked in Kernforschungszentrum,Karlshruhe,Germany under IAEA fellowship programme.
* Represented DAE in several International conferences,meetings and negotiations.
* HonoraryChairman AERB and BARC’s design safety review committees for all new nuclear fuel cycle facilities from siting of projects to decommissioning .
* Member in AERB’s Advisory Committee for Safety Documents for Fuel Cycle Facilities.
 Former Former Head-Training, Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL)
Education
* B.Tech-Chemical Engineering
Work Experience
* Head-Training, Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited.
Additional Information
* Over 37 years of extensive experience across commissioning and operation of PHWR nuclear power plants, development & testing of nuclear power plant training simulator and training of personnel on nuclear power related subjects.
* Involved in development and delivery of several training modules for licensing and qualification of personnel for nuclear power plants.
* Served as a consultant to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for the development of a guide book for “Education and Training of Technicians for Nuclear Power Plants”.
 Former Former Associate Director (Operations), Nuclear Recycle Group, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC)
Work Experience
* Former Associate Director (Operations), Nuclear Recycle Group, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC).
Additional Information
* More than three decades of experience in the areas of waste management facilities of power stations (PHWR, BWR and FBTR), research reactors, fuel reprocessing and research laboratories.
* Was closely associated with safety review of reprocessing and waste management facilities and has served on various committees of Department of Atomic Energy.
* Advisor to IAEA in the preparation of technical reports, safety codes and guides.
* Presented papers in both national and international conferences.
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