Dr. Soumitra TARAFDER
Work Status: Retired
Last Designation: Chief Scientist, CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory
Areas of Interest:
Mechanical behaviour of materials, Fatigue, Fracture, Failure analysis, Structural integrity assessment
Specialisation:
Fracture mechanics; Structural Integrity Assessment
Major Professional Contributions:
Consultancy Areas:
Failure analysis, Structural integrity evaluation, Material development
Sector Associated With:
R&D
Sectors Interested to Offer Service:
Educational / Academic institutions, Industry (Private), Industry (PSUs), R&D Organizations, Government (including funding agencies), Entrepreneurs, Consultancy Firms, Private Agencies, Individuals
Professional Experience
Research Fellow, Bengal engineering College, Shibpur, 1986. Research Associate, Department of Metallurgy & Materials Science, University of Cambridge, UK, 1990. Scientist, CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur, 1991-present. Professor, Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), 2011-present.
Keywords
Failure analysis, Structural integrity evaluation, Fatigue, Fracture, Material development.
Education
B.E., M.Tech, Ph.D.
Awards and Recognitions
Fellow, Indian National Academy of Engineering, 2013
Fellow, Indian Structural Integrity Society, 2022
Metallurgist of the Year Award (NMD), Ministry of Steel, Govt. of India, 2010
V.A. Altekar Award for best technology transferred from NML, 2007
Best paper award (R&D category), National Seminar on Non-Destructive Evaluation, Hyderabad, 2006
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Division Prize 2004, Eminent Engineer 2017, Instt. of Engineers
Award for Excellence in In-house Research, National Metallurgical Laboratory, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2013
B.R. Nijhawan Award for best Technical Paper, National Metallurgical Laboratory, 2003, 2009, 2015
Indian Institute of Metals awards for presentations and metallographs at Annual Technical Meets: 1997, 2001, 2005, 2006
Best paper award, Satellite Conference on Image Analysis in Materials & Life Sciences, Kalpakkam, 1999
G.S. Tendolkar Grand Prize for best paper, from Indian Institute of Metals, 1994 (year of inception of award)
Nehru Scholarship for Cambridge University from Nehru Trust, 1986
Overseas Research Studentship from Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals, UK, 1986
Indranil Award for Metallurgy from Mining, Metallurgical and Geological Institute of India, 1984
INAE Section Affiliated
VIII: Mining, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Year of Election to Fellowship
2013
Year of Birth
1961
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