| Sl. No |
Year |
Speaker |
Title |
President of the meeting |
| 1 |
1985 |
Shri C. V. Sundaram
Director, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam
|
Application - related metallurgy of zirconium, niobium and beryllium |
Prof. C. N. R. Rao
Director, IISc, Bangalore
|
| 2 |
1986 |
Dr. J. J. Irani
President, Tata Steel, Jamshedpur
|
Steel and India's entry into the 21st Century |
Shri C. V. Sundaram
Director,
IGCAR - Kalpakkam
|
| 3 |
1987 |
Prof. T. R. Anantharaman
Programme Coordinator,
Centre of Advanced Study in Metallurgy, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
|
Engineering and Technology in India: Some reflections on their growth since independence |
Dr. J. J. Irani
President
Tata Steel - Jamshedpur
|
| 4 |
1988 |
Dr. V. S. Arunachalam
Scientific Advisor to Raksha Mantri, Ministry of Defence, New Delhi
|
Some beautiful models |
Dr. Raja Ramanna
Council Chairman, IISc, Bangalore
|
| 5 |
1989 |
Prof. C. N. R. Rao
Director, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
|
Perovskite oxides |
Wg. Cdr. I. M. Chopra Chairman & Managing Director, HAL, Bangalore
|
| 6 |
1990 |
Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Director, Defence Research and Development Laboratory, Hyderabad
|
Some experiences from Aerospace technology and programme |
Shri Arun Prasad Chairman, HAL, Bangalore
|
| 7 |
1991 |
Prof. P. Rama Rao
Director
Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory, Hyderabad
|
Tasks in materials engineering : Essence of research and essentiality of application |
Prof. S. Ramaseshan
Raman Research Institute, Bangalore
|
| 8 |
1992 |
Prof. U. R. Rao
Chairman, Space Commission & Indian Space Research Organization, Bangalore
|
Indian launch vehicle development |
Prof. C. G. K. Nair
Chairman, HAL Bangalore
|
| 9 |
1993 |
Dr. P. K. Iyengar
Director, BARC, Bombay
|
The role of characterization techniques in the development of nuclear materials |
Dr. R. Krishnan
Director
GTRE, Bangalore
|
| 10 |
1994 |
Dr. R. Krishnan
Director
Gas Turbine Research Establishment, Bangalore
|
Project Management |
Prof. G. Padmanaban Director, IISc, Bangalore
|
| 11 |
1995 |
Dr. R. Chidambaram
Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission and Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy
|
Plutonium and thorium in the Indian Nuclear programme |
Prof. A. Sridharan
Deputy Director, IISc, Bangalore
|
| 12 |
1996 |
Dr. Placid Rodriguez Director, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam
|
Fast breeder reactors : The route to India's energy security and the mission of IGCAR |
Dr. T. S. Prahlad
Director, NAL, Bangalore
|
| 13 |
1997 |
Dr. K. Kasturirangan
Chairman, Space Commission & Secretary, Department of Space, Bangalore
|
Evolution of Indian remote sensing satellites : Present and future perspectives |
Shri R. N. Parbat
Managing Director, Indal Hydro Extrusions Limited, Bangalore
|
| 14 |
1998 |
Dr. C. G. Krishnadas Nair
Chairman, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Bangalore
|
Towards self reliance in aerospace |
Dr. R. Krishnan
Chief Executive
Shiva Analyticals (I) Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore
|
| 15 |
1999 |
Prof. K. A. Padmanabhan
Director, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
|
Between yes and no : Some thoughts on basic research in an applied area |
Prof. G. Mehta
Director, IISc, Bangalore
|
| 16 |
2000 |
Prof. P. Ramachandra Rao
Director, NML, Jamshedpur
|
Crystal morphology : From nature to the laboratory |
Dr. Kota Harinarayana PGD, ADA, Bangalore
|
| 17 |
2001 |
Prof. S. Ranganathan
IISc, Bangalore
|
Materials Development : Asian perspectives |
Prof. P. Ramachandra Rao
Director, NML, Jamshedpur
|
| 18 |
2002 |
Dr. R. A. Mashelkar F.R.S
Director General
CSIR - Secretary
Government of India
Department of SIR, New Delhi
|
Fun and joy of science : Learning from anomalies and discontinuities |
Prof. S. Ranganathan
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
|
| 19 |
2003 |
Dr. V. K. Aatre
Scientific Adviser to Raksha Mantri, Secretary & Director General R & D Ministry of Defence Government of India, New Delhi
|
Oceans, marine acoustics and underwater technologies |
Dr. B. R. Pai
Director, NAL
Bangalore
|
| 20 |
2004 |
Dr. G. Madhavan Nair
Chairman
Space Commission & Secretary, ISRO
Bangalore-560 094
|
India's advanced space missions : Challenges in materials development |
Dr. V. S. Arunachalam
President,
Centre for Science Technology and Policy
Bangalore
|
| 21 |
2005 |
Sri M. Natarajan
Scientific Adviser to Raksha Mantri, Secretary & Director General R & D Ministry of Defence Government of India, New Delhi
|
Need to build indigenous capability in defence technologies |
Prof. P. Balaram
Director, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
|
| 22 |
2006 |
Dr. S. Banerjee
Director, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai
|
Indian experience on fuel and structural materials in pressurized heavy water reactors |
Dr. P. Rodriguez
President, Indian Nuclear Society
|
| 23 |
2007 |
Dr. D. Banerjee
Chief Controller, R&D (Aeronautics and Material Sciences) DRDO, New Delhi
|
Materials in flight |
Dr. V. K. Aatre
Formerly Scientific Adviser to Raksha Mantri, Ministry of Defence, New Delhi
|
| 24 |
2008 |
Dr. Baldev Raj
Distinguished Scientist & Director, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam
|
Science and technology of fast breeder reactors: An Indian success story |
Prof. J. Srinivasan
Chairman, Division of Mechanical Sciences,
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
|
| 25 |
2009 |
Dr. S. K. Jain
CMD, NPCIL and BHAVINI, Mumbai
President, World Association of Nuclear Operators
|
Role of materials in safe and reliable operation of nuclear power plants |
Prof. E. S. Dwarakadasa
CEO and Managing Director, Karnataka Hybrid Micro Devices Limited, Bangalore
|
| 26 |
2010 |
Dr. V. K. Saraswat
Scientific Advisor to Raksha Mantri, Secretary & Director General R & D Ministry of Defence Government of India, New Delhi
|
Material challenges for defence application |
Dr. V. S. Ramamurthy
Director, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore
|
| 27 |
2011 |
Dr. G. Sundararajan
Director, International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI), Hyderabad
|
Commercialisation of material based technologies at ARCI: An overview |
Prof. D. Banerjee
Department of Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
|
| 28 |
2012 |
Dr. A. Kakodkar
DAE Homi Bhabha Chair Professor, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Bombay
Formerly Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission
|
Translating scientific research for national development |
Prof. P. Balaram
Director, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
|
| 29 |
2013 |
Shri Avinash Chander
Scientific Adviser to Raksha Mantri
Secretary, Defence R&D and Director General DRDO
Ministry of Defence, Government of India, New Delhi
|
Materials for defence |
Prof. K. Chattopadhyay
President, The Indian Institute of Metals
Chairman, Division of Mechanical Sciences,
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
|
| 30 |
2014 |
Dr. Amol A Gokhale
Director,
Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory,
Ministry of Defence, Government of India, Hyderabad
|
Materials: The keystone of hypersonic technologies |
Prof. Anurag Kumar
Director
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
|
| 31 |
2015 |
Sri A. S. Kiran Kumar Secretary, Department of Space, Government of India, Chairman, Space Commission & Indian Space Research Organisation
|
Indigenous Development of Materials for
Space Programme |
Prof. Roddam Narasimha,
DST Year-of-Science Professor, JNCASR, Bangalore
Formerly Director, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore
Formerly Director, National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore
|
| 32 |
2016 |
Prof. Indranil Manna
Director, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
|
Materials - An interface between society and science |
Dr. Baldev Raj
Director, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore
|
| 33 |
2017 |
Prof. V. Ramgopal Rao
Director, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
|
Bridging Academic R&D with Product Innovation – A few case studies and a way forward…. |
Prof. Vikram Jayaram
Chairman, Division of Mechanical Sciences,
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
|
| 34 |
2018 |
Dr. K. Sivan
Secretary, Dept. of Space, Govt. of India
Chairman, Space Commission & ISRO
|
Future Directions for Space Technology Development…. |
Prof. N. Balakrishnan
Hon. Prof. Dept. of Aerospace Engg. & SERC
Formerly Associate Director, IISc
|
| 35 |
2019 |
Dr. A K Bhaduri
Director,Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Kalpakkam 603102, TN
|
Improved Materials & Fabrication Technologies for the
Indian Fast Breeder Reactor Programme
…. |
Prof. Jayant M.Modak
Deputy Director
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560 012
|
36 |
2020 |
Dr G. Satheesh Reddy
Secretary
Dept. of Defence R&D and Chairman DRDO
New Delhi
|
Defence Technologies for Atmanirbhar Bharat…. |
Professor Vikram Jayaram
Chairman, Division of Mechanical Sciences,
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
|
37 |
2021 |
Dr K N Vyas
Secretary, DAE &
Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission, GoI
|
Achieving “Atma Nirbharta” in Materials for use in Nuclear Energy Sector…. |
Prof Dipankar Banerjee
Indian Institute of Science
Bangalore
|
