Indian scientist elected to world welding institute
July 22nd, 2009 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
- Chennai, July 22 (IANS) Distinguished scientist and Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) director Baldev Raj has been elected the vice-president of the International Institute of Welding (IIW) for 2009-12.
He is the first Indian to be elected to the post in the 62-year-old institute, an authority on standards and practices that has 53 countries as its members.
According to an IGCAR release Wednesday, Raj was elected to the post at the IIW’s annual assembly held at Singapore July 17. The next assembly will be held in India in 2011.
Three years ago, Raj became the first Indian to be elected to the IIW’s board.
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