Swatantra Prakash

Background

Prakash, Swatantra was born on August 15, 1952 in Kanpur, India. Son of Jagat Narain and Ramsundari Devi Dwivedi.

Education

Bachelor of Technology in Chemical Engineering, Institute of Technology Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India, 1974. Master of Technology in Chemical Engineering, Institute of Technology Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India, 1976. Doctor of Philosophy in Metallurgical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India, 1988.

Career

Project officer Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, 1977-1978. Senior process engineer Saurashtra Chemicals, Parbandar, India, 1978-1980. Member faculty Harcourt Butler Technological Institute, Kanpur, 1980-1981.

Scientist National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur, India, 1981-1989, assistant director India, 1989-1994, joint deputy director, 1994—1999, deputy director, since 1999. Senior deputy director, 2005. Head business development and monitoring division National Metallurgical Laboratory, since 2001.

Academy visitor Imperial College of Science, London, 1991—1992.

Achievements

• Swatantra Prakash has been listed as a noteworthy engineering executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Institute Engineers. Member Indian Institute Metal, Indian Institute Chemical Engineers, Iron and Steel Institute Japan, Rotary Club, Banaras Hindu University Alumni Association (secretary 1984), Indian Institute Metal Ahmedabad Alumni, IIT Khargapur Alumni, ASCI, Hyderebad Alumni.

Interests

• Avocations: swimming, driving, squash, billiards. Fax: 0091(657) 426527/427251.

Connections

Married Nirmala Dwivedi, February 19, 1980. Children: Aditi, Vatsa.

Father:

Jagat Narain

Mother:

Ramsundari Devi Dwivedi

Spouse:

Nirmala Dwivedi

child:

Aditi Prakash

child:

Vatsa Prakash