Background
Baldev, Raj was born on April 9, 1947 in Jammu Tawai, Jammu & Kashmir, India. Son of Inder Jit and Amrit Kaur Baldev.
materials scientist science administrator
Baldev, Raj was born on April 9, 1947 in Jammu Tawai, Jammu & Kashmir, India. Son of Inder Jit and Amrit Kaur Baldev.
Bachelor of Engineering in Metallurgy first class, gold medal, Ravishankar University, Raipur, Madhya Pradesh, 1969. Postgraduate student in Nuclear Engineering, Bhabha Atomic Research Center, 1970. Doctor of Philosophy in the Faculty of Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 1990.
Science officer Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Mumbai, 1970—1973. Scientist Risø National Laboratory, Roskilde, Denmark, 1973-1974. Group leader radiometallurgy laboratory Indira Gandhi Center Atomic Research, Kalpakkam, India, 1974-1981, head radiometallurgy laboratory India, 1981-1986, head PIE and non destructive testing development division India, 1986-1993, director metallurgy and materials group India, 1993—2004, director chemical & reprocessing group India, 1999—2004, director India, since 2004.
Fellow Indian National Academy of Engineering, Indian Institute Welding, Acoustical Society India, Institution Engineers, Tamil Nadu Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Sciences India, Indian Academy of Sciences, Indian Institute Metal, International Institute Quality Assurance, Third World Academy of Sciences. Honorary fellow British Institute Nondestructive Testing, Greece Society Nondestructive Testing, Indian Society Nondestructive Testing. Member Indian Institutes of Management Council (chairman Kalpakkam chapter since 1993), IIW Council (chairman technical committee, Committee Education of IIW), Hellenic Society Non-Destructive Testing (honorary), International Committee Non-Destructive Testing (honorary).
Married Neeloo Raj Aruna Kumari, October 11, 1972. Children: Hemant Pachnanda, Kunal Pachnanda.