Mumbai, Mah,Dr A.M Bhagwat , Ex Head of Radiation Safety Systems Division at BARC

CURRICULUM  VITAE  OF  DR. A. M. BHAGWAT                                                                                                                                                     Date: 20. 01. 2008

1.      Career Profile: Retired from Bhabha Atomic Research Centre ( BARC ) in July 1999, as HEAD, RADIATION SAFETY SYSTEMS DIVISION ( Service Period: December 1961 to July 1999 ).

·         Founder President, Marathi Vidnyan Parishad, N.M. (July 2000 to July 2003 ).

·         Coordinator for N.M. for GOI’s Project “2004 – The Year of Scientific Awareness”

·         Chairman, Vidnyan Parishad, Navi Mumbai (From2004),Website: www.vidnyanparishad.org

·         Coordinator for National Children’s Science Congress Activity of  GOI, at N.M., since 2005.

·         Coordinator for the State of Maharashtra for Govt. of  India’s Project “Appreciating Physics In Daily Life –2006” ( being implemented through NCSTC network of  Dept. of  Sc. & Tech. )

2.      Education:  Master’s Degree in Physical Chemistry – 1961 ( Vikram Univ., Ujjain )

·         Practical Training (1 year duration) in Radiation Safety in Canada : 1966-1967.

·         Doctorate in Physics – 1984 (Gujarat Univ., Ahmedabad ).

3.      Field of Specialization: Radiation Safety in relation to Nuclear Fuel Cycle Activities.

·         Solid State Nuclear Track Detection ( SSNTD ); also guided research work in this field for M.Sc. degree by research for 4 students.

4.      Special Assignments: Represented BARC at the XI International Conf. on SSNTD in U.K. in 1981.

·         Visited HUNGARY under Indo–Hungarian Bilateral exchange prog. for working scientists in 1990.

·         Served on International Atomic Energy Agency’s Consultants’ Panel on “Radiation Safety in South – East Asia” in 1996 and visited South  Korea in that connection.

5.      Teaching Experience: Member of Teaching Faculty of  BARC Training School for almost a decade & handled the following topics: Health Physics, Basic Physics (for chemistry stream ), Interaction of Radiation with Matter, and Radiation Detection & Measurement.

6.      Honours: Elected “FELLOW” of Maharashtra Academy of Sciences in 1996.

·         Nominated as MEMBER of “Quality Assurance Cell” of  Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil College, Vashi, to advise “Internal Q.A.Cell” to sustain & improve gradings received from NAAC(2004-2007).

·         Nominated as Ph.D. Thesis  Examiner (for 5 Theses in Physics) by Univ. of Mumbai:2005-2008.

7.      Association with Professional Scientific Bodies: Life Membership of  INS, IARP, ISRP, NAARRI, NTSI, MAS, MVP ( HQ & NM ).

·         Ex-Secretary, Nuclear Track Society of India.

·         Ex-Editor, Bulletin of Radiation Protection ( IARP ).

·         Ex-Vice President, Indian Association for Radiation Protection ( IARP ).

8.      Publications:104 research publications(including those in Internat. Journals and Nat. & Internat. Conf.).

·         A Booklet on: “Solid State Nuclear Track Detection: Its Theory & Applications”.

·         A Review Article on: “ Radiation Protection: Its Evolution & Trends For The Future”.

9.      Address: B-51, Gitanjali, Plot No. 52, Sector-17, Vashi, Navi Mumbai-400703.

Phone: 2789 1475;  Mobile: 93241 68510;  E-Mail: ambhagwat@vidnyanparishad.org