Full Name
Ravi Bhushan Grover
Job Title
Professor Emeritus
Company
Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI)
Speaker Bio
Ravi Grover is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), a member of the Atomic Energy Commission, and Chairman of the Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences. He has served as Director of the Knowledge Management Group, BARC; Director of the Strategic Planning Group, DAE; Principal Advisor (At the level of Secretary to GOI), DAE; Director/ Vice-Chancellor, HBNI; DAE Homi Bhabha Chair; and Emeritus Professor, HBNI
He specialised in thermal hydraulics, process design, and safety analysis of nuclear reactors. He worked on the design of the research reactor Dhruva and a compact power reactor. He also worked in the areas of technology transfer and extramural funding from DAE. In recent years, he has been working on nuclear law and energy studies with a focus on nuclear energy.
He participated in negotiations with other countries and international agencies, leading to the resumption of international civil nuclear trade. He was the chair of India’s delegation to the ITER Council from its beginning in November 2006 until March 2025.
He played a significant role in conceptualising and establishing HBNI, and, concurrently with other responsibilities, he served as its Founder Director/Vice-Chancellor from 2005 to 2016.
He has received several awards and was conferred a Padma Shri in 2014. He was President of the Indian Society of Heat and Mass Transfer during 2010-13. He is a fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering, the Maharashtra Academy of Sciences, and the World Academy of Art and Science
He specialised in thermal hydraulics, process design, and safety analysis of nuclear reactors. He worked on the design of the research reactor Dhruva and a compact power reactor. He also worked in the areas of technology transfer and extramural funding from DAE. In recent years, he has been working on nuclear law and energy studies with a focus on nuclear energy.
He participated in negotiations with other countries and international agencies, leading to the resumption of international civil nuclear trade. He was the chair of India’s delegation to the ITER Council from its beginning in November 2006 until March 2025.
He played a significant role in conceptualising and establishing HBNI, and, concurrently with other responsibilities, he served as its Founder Director/Vice-Chancellor from 2005 to 2016.
He has received several awards and was conferred a Padma Shri in 2014. He was President of the Indian Society of Heat and Mass Transfer during 2010-13. He is a fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering, the Maharashtra Academy of Sciences, and the World Academy of Art and Science
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