Shrikant Lele

Shrikant Lele (born 1943) is an Indian metallurgical engineer and a distinguished professor of Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi.[1] He is a former director of the Institute of Technology of the university (2002–05)[2] and is known for his studies on structural metallurgy.[3] He is credited with reportedly original work on X-ray diffraction effects, solid state and martensitic transformations as well as spinodal decomposition in alloys and electron diffraction from quasicrystals.[4] His researches have been documented in several peer-reviewed articles;[note 1] and Google Scholar the online article repository of Indian Academy of Sciences has listed 33 of them.[5]

Shrikant Lele
Born (1943-01-24) 24 January 1943
Uttar Pradesh, India
NationalityIndian
Alma mater
Known forStudies on structural metallurgy
Awards
Scientific career
Fields
Institutions

Born on 24 January 1943, Shrikant Lele is the author of a book, Thermodynamics of Materials (Cambridge Solid State Science Series)[6] and has also contributed chapters to books published by others.[7][8] He is associated with the INSPIRE program of the Department of Science and Technology as a member of its Engineering section[9] and is an elected fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences,[10] and the National Academy of Sciences, India.[11] The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research, awarded him the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, one of the highest Indian science awards for his contributions to Engineering Sciences in 1987.[12][note 2] He received the Professor Brahm Prakash Memorial Medal of the Indian National Science Academy in 2010.[13] The Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory organized a conference on Advanced X-Ray Techniques in Research and Industry in honour of Lele on the occasion of his 60th birth anniversary.[14]

Selected bibliography

Books
  • P. Ramachandra Rao, Shrikant Lele (1992). Thermodynamics of Materials. Cambridge Solid State Science Series. ISBN 978-0521373470.

Chapters
  • D. Pandey; V. K. Wadhawan; Shrikant Lele (chapter) (January 1989). "Diffraction from 1D Quasicrystals". Modulated Structures, Polytypes and Quasicrystals. CRC Press. pp. 627–. ISBN 978-0-677-25810-2.
  • S Steeb; Shrikant Lele (chapter) (2 December 2012). "On Complex Formation in Molten Alloys and its Role in Glass Formation". Rapidly Quenched Metals. Elsevier. pp. 177–. ISBN 978-0-444-60111-7.

Selected articles

Notes
  1. Please see Selected articles section
  2. Long link - please select award year to see details

References
  1. "Distinguished Professor". Banaras Hindu University. 2017.
  2. "List of Directors". IT, Banaras Hindu University. 2017.
  3. "Brief Profile of the Awardee". Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize. 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  4. "Handbook of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize Winners" (PDF). Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. 1999.
  5. "Browse by Fellow". Indian Academy of Sciences. 2016.
  6. P. Ramachandra Rao, Shrikant Lele (1992). Thermodynamics of Materials. Cambridge Solid State Science Series. ISBN 978-0521373470.
  7. S Steeb; Shrikant Lele (chapter) (2 December 2012). "On Complex Formation in Molten Alloys and its Role in Glass Formation". Rapidly Quenched Metals. Elsevier. pp. 177–. ISBN 978-0-444-60111-7.
  8. D. Pandey; V. K. Wadhawan; Shrikant Lele (chapter) (January 1989). "Diffraction from 1D Quasicrystals". Modulated Structures, Polytypes and Quasicrystals. CRC Press. pp. 627–. ISBN 978-0-677-25810-2.
  9. "INSPIRE program" (PDF). Department of Science and Technology (India). 2017.
  10. "Fellow profile". Indian Academy of Sciences. 2016.
  11. "NASI fellows". National Academy of Sciences, India. 2016.
  12. "View Bhatnagar Awardees". Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize. 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  13. "Professor Brahm Prakash Memorial Medal". Indian National Science Academy. 2017.
  14. Dr. A. K. Singh; Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory (Hyderabad, India) (2005). Advanced X-ray Techniques in Research and Industry. IOS Press. pp. 7–. ISBN 978-1-58603-537-2.
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