Balaraju,J.N.Dr.

Chief Scientist

Area of Expertise

Eco-friendly corrosion and wear protective coatings for ferrous and non-ferrous metals and alloys

Highly reflective coatings for space applications

Nanocrystalline coatings for carbon fiber and CFRP for aerospace and defence applications"

Research Interests

Surface Engineering; Metal Finishing; Nanocrystalline Nickel Alloys and Composite Coatings; Eco-friendly Surface Treatments; Superhydrophobic Coatings; Electropolishing of valve metals.

Academic_Qualification

Ph.D. (2000) Metallurgical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India.
M.Tech. (1992) Process Metallurgy, Karnataka Regional Engineering College, Surathkal, Karnataka, India.
M.Sc. (Applied Science) (1990), Mineral Processing, Gulbarga University, Karnataka, India."

Professional Experience

Position Period Laboratory/Institute
Chief Scientist May 2019 – till date CSIR National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore
Senior Principal Scientist May 2014 – May 2019 CSIR National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore
Principal Scientist May 2009 – May 2014 CSIR National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore
Senior Scientist May 2005 – May 2009 CSIR National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore
Scientist May 2000 – May 2005 CSIR National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore
Junior Scientist Nov.1997 – M

Publication (ORCID ID/ Googal Scholar ID/ IRINS ID/ Vidwan ID

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=WFTeG5UAAAAJ

Awards and Honors

1. Sudarshan Bhat Memorial prize for the best PhD thesis at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (2000).
2. NAL Outstanding Performance Award in Research for the year 2004 – 2005 for the research work carried out on “the nanometric nickel based alloys and composite coatings.
3. Raman Research Fellowship for the year 2008-09 to carry out research work at Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark.
4. Visiting Scientist at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore from December 8