Baldev Raj


Baldev Raj was an Indian scientist and director of the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research in Kalpakkam, India.

Education

He had a Bachelors in Engineering from Government Engineering College, Raipur Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, and a PhD from IISc, Bangalore, D.Sc. from Sathyabama Deemed University, Chennai.

Career

He was director of the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research in Kalpakkam, India. He was also the director of the National Institute of Advanced Studies.
He died on 6 January 2018 in Pune from an apparent cardiac arrest.

Awards

He was awarded one of the H K Firodia awards for 2015.