Future Landscape of Structural Materials in India

1. Present Status and Future Indian Perspectives of Advanced Fibre-Reinforced Composites for Structural Applications.- 2. FRP Composites: A Prospective Structural Material for the Indian Landscape.- 3. Structural Biomaterials for Affordable Healthcare.- 4. The status of Bulk Metallic Glass and High Entropy Alloys Research.- 5. Structural Materials in Nuclear Energy Sector

Dr. Debashish Bhattacharjee completed Ph.D. in Materials Science & Metallurgy from the University of Cambridge, UK, in 1993. He joined Tata Steel R&D in 1996 and headed the R&D function as Chief Research & Development and Scientific Services between 2002 and 2009. In 2009, he was seconded to Tata Steel Europe, based in the Netherlands, as Group Director Research, Development & Technology for the Tata Steel Group. Dr. Bhattacharjee's expertise lies in the development of materials and associated technologies. He leads steel-related technology development in Carbon Capture and Usage, Generation of cheap, green Hydrogen, Utilisation of low grade Raw Materials and Materials for Mobility of the Future. He is also responsible for setting up new businesses in materials beyond steel - in Composites, Graphene and Medical Materials. He has more than 50 international peer-reviewed journal publications and 20 patents. He is Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering and the Indian Institute of Metals (IIM). He has received the Metallurgist of the Year Award by Govt of India in 2004 and IIM Tata Gold Medal in 2021. He has been Visiting Professor at Imperial College London, University of Warwick, and University of Science and Technology, Beijing, China. Currently, he is Vice President, Technology & New Materials Business, Tata Steel, based in Kolkata.