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Dr. PRADIP PRADIP

Present Designation:

Former Vice-President, TCS

Areas of Interest:

Rare Earth Minerals Flotation, Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Mineral Processing, Advanced Ceramics, Mathematical Modelling & Simulation of Particulate Processes, Molecular Modeling based Design and Development of Performance Chemicals, Integrated Computational Materials Engineering, Waste Recycling, Cement Chemistry, Nanotechnology

Specialisation:

Minerals, Metals and Materials Engineering, Particle Science & Technology, Cement Chemistry, and Manufacture

Major Professional Contributions:

Member, Sectional Committee on Materials Science, Indian National Science Academy (INSA), (2017-2019)
Chairman, Steering Committee of Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE), (2018 - 2020)

Member, INAE Young Entrepreneur Award Committee, (2018 -)

Member, Indian Review Committee for Indo-German Science and Technology Centre (IGSTC), New Delhi (2016)
Member, Industrial Research Committee of Indo-French Centre for Promotion of Advanced Scientific Research (CEFIPRA), New Delhi (2015-2018)
Member, Publication Committee and Member of Editorial Advisory Committee, Trans IIM, The Indian Institute of Metals (1992- )
Member, DST EAC-Waste Management Committee, New Delhi (2015- )
Member, DST Technology Initiative - Clean Coal Technologies (2017- )
Member, DST Technology Development Board (TDB), National Awards Selection Committee, New Delhi (2015- )
Member, National Council, The Indian Institute of Metals (1997- 2018)
Chairman, Research Committee of the Centre of Excellence in Steel Technology (COEST), IIT Bombay (2014-2016)
Member, Advisory Committee, Centre of Excellence in Steel Technology (COEST), IIT Bombay (2014-2016)
Member, Governing Council, CII Centre of Excellence in Nanotechnology (CoE-NT), Ahmedabad, (2014-15)
Member, Programme Advisory Committee on Materials, Mining and Mineral Engineering, Science & Engineering Research Board (DST), New Delhi, India, (2012-2015)
President, IMPC 2012 and Vice-Chair, International Mineral Processing Congress (IMPC) Council (2010-2012) and Member, IMPC Council (2008- 2020)
Member, Project Review and Monitoring Committee for Ministry of Steel for R&D Projects, New Delhi, India (2011-2015)
Chairperson, Project Review and Monitoring Committee (PRMC) for Preparation of Technology Roadmap for Indian Aluminum Industry, TIFAC, New Delhi (2009-2014)
Convener, Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) Sectional Committee on Mining, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, INAE (2005-2008)
Member, Standing Scientific Advisory Group (SSAG), Ministry of Mines, Government India, New Delhi, India (2007-2012)
Member, Programme Advisory Committee on Materials, Mining and Mineral Engineering, Science & Engineering Research Council (DST), New Delhi, India (1995-2003, 2007-2012)
Member, Research Advisory Council, Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology, Bhubaneshwar (2010- 2013)
Member, Research Advisory Council, National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur (2004–2006, 2007-2009, 2010–2013, 2014-2016)
Member, Research Council, Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research (CIMFR) (2007- 2009)
Member, Research Council, National Institute of Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST), Trivandrum (2007- 2009)
Honorary Secretary, Dr. Dara P Antia Memorial Lecture Committee, Indian Institute of Metals (2005- 2016)
Member, Research Council, Central Mining Research Institute, Dhanbad (2004 - 2006)
Chairman, Indian Institute of Metals, Pune Chapter, Pune, India (2004- 2006)
Member, International Scientific Committee, International Mineral Processing Congress (2000-2020)
Member, Board of Studies in Metallurgical Engineering, Pune University, India (2000-2003)
Member, Advisory Board, Indian Bureau of Mines,Department of Mines, New Delhi, India (2000)
Honorary Secretary, Indian Institute of Metals, Pune Chapter, Pune, India (2000- 2004)
Member, Frank F.Aplan Board of Award, Engineering Foundation, New York, USA (1997-1999)
Member, Research Advisory Committee, Thapar Corporate R & D Center, Patiala, India (1998-2000)
Member, Metal Sciences Divisional Council, Indian Institute of Metals, India (1996-1999, 2003-2005)
Member, Expert Committee, (Mineral Beneficiation) Deptt of Mines, New Delhi (1996- 1999)
Member, Standing Scientific Advisory Group, Hindustan Zinc Ltd., Udaipur, India (1996)
Member, National Non-ferrous Div Council of Indian Institute of Metals, India (1990-95, 2002-2004)
Member, Executive Council, Indian Institute of Mineral Engineers (IIME), (1990-2012)
Member, Advisory Committee, UNDP Funded Centre for Advanced Mineral Processing Research, Indian Bureau of Mines, Nagpur, India (1989-94)

Consultancy Areas:

  • Rare Earth Minerals Flotation and Ore Processing 
  • Mineral Processing including liberation, crushing, grinding, flotation, filtration, pelletization, waste recycling and utilization, tailings management - all ores including Iron ores, Cu-Pb-Zn Ores, Bauxite, Tungsten ores, Gold-silver ores, Coal Beneficiation, and Processing
  • Development of Mineral Processing Reagents based on Molecular Modeling
  • Modeling, Simulation, and Advanced Model-Predictive Control of industrial operations
  • Extractive Metallurgy of Ferrous and Non-ferrous Metals incl optimization and control of plant operations
  • Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME)

Sector Associated With:

  • Mining, Minerals Processing including tailings management and byproducts recover from mine-tailings,
  • Steel (design development and manufacturing steel products) including utilization of steel plant waste and also greening of the steel sector,
  • Cement including cement production from industrial and mining wastes including greening of the cement sector,
  • Rare Earths (the whole value chain from mining, mineral processing, extraction to the production of rare earth magnets and recycling),
  • Copper-Lead-Zinc and Aluminum (the whole value chain from mining to metal production including recycling and greening of this sector),
  • Renewable Energy including storage, grid management, green hydrogen production, transport, and application,
  • Modeling, simulation, and process control of particulate processing operations
  • Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME)
  • Applied Colloid and Surface Chemistry 
  • Advanced Ceramic Processing incl Colloid Processing of Nano-ceramic powders
  • Molecular Modeling for design, development, and commercialization of novel performance chemicals and materials for advanced industrial applications 

Sectors Interested to Offer Service:

  • Steel
  • Copper-Lead-Zinc
  • Aluminum
  • Rare Earths
  • Green Hydrogen Production, Transportation and Utilization in Steel Manufacturing
  • Cement Manufacturing and Eco-Cements 

Professional Experience

  • Technical Adviser, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd, India (2016- present)
  • Vice President, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd, India (2012 – 2016)
  • Chief Scientist and Head, Process Engineering Innovation Lab, Tata Research Development & Design Centre, Pune, India (2007-2016)
  • Senior Scientist, Tata Research Development & Design Centre, Pune, India (1984-2007)
  • Visiting Scientist, Div. of Mineral Processing, Lulea Univ. of Technology, Lulea, Sweden (1997)
  • Visiting Scientist, Materials Sci. & Mineral Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, USA (1996)
  • Visiting Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Kansai University, Osaka, Japan (1995)
  • Scientific Officer, Ore Dressing Section, Bhabha Atomic Res.Centre (BARC), Hyderabad (1981-1984),
  • Associate Specialist, Materials Sci. & Mineral Engg., Univ. of California, Berkeley, USA (1981)
  • Research/Teaching, Materials Sci. & Mineral Engg, Univ. of California, Berkeley, USA (1975-1981)

Keywords

  • Mineral Processing
  • Extractive Metallurgy
  • Steel
  • Copper-Lead-Zinc
  • Aluminum
  • Cement
  • Rare Earths
  • Waste Utilization and Eco-Cements
  • Green Hydrogen 
  • Integrated Computational Materials Engineering
  • Modeling, Simulation, and Process Control
  • Advanced Ceramics
  • Nanotechnology
  • Digital Twins

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Education

  • Ph.D. Materials Science & Mineral Engineering, Univ. of California, Berkeley, USA (1981)
  • M.S. Materials Science & Mineral Engineering, Univ. of California, Berkeley, USA (1977)
  • B.Tech Metallurgical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur, India (1975)

Awards and Recognitions

Vice President, Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE), 2018-2020
Fellow, Indian National Science Academy, INSA (2015)
Foreign Member, National Academy of Engineering, USA (2012)
Fellow, Indian National Academy of Engineering (2000)
Fellow, The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, UK (2002)
Fellow, Indian Institute of Metals (2005)
Honorary Member, The Indian Institute of Metals (IIM), 2015

KONA Distinguished Service Award 2020, from KONA Powder and Particle Journal for in recognition of long-time service and significant contributions as editor of the journal, Hosakawa Foundation

Certificate of Merit - co-author of the paper winning IIM SAIL Gold Medal as the best paper published in Trans. IIM in 2013, awarded in IIM NMD-ATM 2014 held in College of Engineering, Pune, Nov 14, 2014
Arthus F Taggart Award for the best paper published in SME journal, Minerals and Metallurgical Processing, 2013, awarded in SME Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Feb 23-26, 2014
VASVIK (VIVIDHLAXI AUDYOGIK SAMSHODHAN VIKAS KENDRA) Industrial Research Award in Material & Metallurgical Sciences and Technology (2007)
President, Indian Mineral Processing Congress (IMPC), New Delhi, 2012
President (2006-2008) and Vice President (2004-2005), Indian Institute of Mineral Engineers (IIME)
AICTE-INAE Distinguished Visiting Professor at IIT Kanpur (2004-2005)
The G.C. Kuczynski Prize of The International Institute for the Science of Sintering (2002)
Hindustan Zinc Gold Medal of Indian Institute of Metals (2000)
Indian Institute of Mineral Engineers (IIME) Mineral Beneficiation Award (2000)
Rotary Club Pune Award for Outstanding Contributions to Science and Technology (2000)
Medal - Materials Research Society of India (1992)
National Metallurgists' Day, Best Metallurgist Award of Indian Institute of Metals, India (1990 )
Young Associate, Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore, India (1988)
Chancellor's Patent Fund Award, U. C. Berkeley, USA (1980)
Jane Lewis Fellowship and Van Arsdale Fellowship at UC Berkeley, USA (1975-80)
Best B.Tech Student Project, Department of Metallurgical Engineering, IIT Kanpur (1975)
Best B.Tech Student, Department of Metallurgical Engineering, IIT Kanpur (1975)

Link to Website

www.inae.in

INAE Section Affiliated

VIII: Mining, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Year of Election to Fellowship

2001

Year of Birth

1956

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