Dr. N Raju

Qualification

B.E (EEE); Ph.D. in “Analysis of welding distortion using strain gauge-based instrumentation system” from National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli.

Experience

Spanning 39 years in BHEL’s Materials Management, Marketing, Consultancy, Training, and Welding Research Institute. Carried out numerous consultancy projects for Government and Public Sector Units in stress analysis, distortion control, and post-weld heat treatment of welds.

Skills

Honors & Awards

• Best Paper Award – National Convention of Quality Circles, Delhi (1987)
• BHEL Independence Day Award – Best Suggestion Evaluator (2001–2006)
• BHEL Republic Day Silver Medal – Indigenization (1996)
• BHEL Republic Day Silver Medal – Residual Stress Minimization Technique (2001)
• Eutectic Award – International Conference “IWC 2001”
• Flash Forge Award – SOJOM 2012
• Pratibaddhata Puraskar – BHEL Excel Award (2012)
• Best Suggestion Evaluator – National Level Contest (2014)
• Utkrisht Takniki Prakashan Puraskar – BHEL Excel Award (2016)
• Listed in “Marquis Who’s Who” (2014)
• Dr G Padmanabham Memorial Lecture Award – Indian Welding Society (2024)

Abroad Visits

• Certified Welding Supervisor – American Welding Society, Atlanta, USA (2007)
• Presented paper at IIW Annual Assembly, Denver, USA (2012)
• Presented paper at 7th Asia Pacific IIW Congress, Singapore (2013)
• Visited Canada for Govt. of India Mission Project on Advanced Ultra Supercritical Boiler (2018)

Other Credentials

• Certified Welding Inspector – WRI
• Authored & presented 65 papers (4 in international journals)
• Delivered 10 keynote technical lectures
• Filed 32 patents & 3 copyrights (21 patents & 3 copyrights granted)
• Regular visiting faculty – Welding Research Institute, BHEL Trichy

Membership

• Hon.Former Secretary – Indian Welding Society (Southern Zone)
• Managing Committee Member – Indian Institute of Welding, Tiruchy Chapter
• Former Hon. Treasurer & Joint Secretary – IIW Tiruchy Chapter