Books By Indian Institute of Metals - Author

Dr. Divakar Ramachandran joined the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) at Kalpakkam in 1989 with a Bachelor's degree in Metallurgy and subsequently earned Ph.D. degree in 2001, both  from Indian Institute of Science. He specialised in the applications of electron microscopy to physical metallurgical studies, and established electron optical techniques for post-irradiation examination at IGCAR. During 2007-09, he worked as a post-doctoral associate at the University of Minnesota, USA. Dr. Divakar presently leads metallurgy and materials science activities at IGCAR on projects for development of new materials and related fabrication and inspection technologies in support of fast reactor technology and Indian Advanced Supercritical power plants, and accelerator-based materials science studies. He is a Fellow of Electron Microscope Society of India (2016) and is a recipient of Metallurgist of the Year Award in Metal Science Category from the Ministry of Steel, Government of India (2018). Dr. Diva