SESSION 3: NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS: SUSTAINING, ENABLING AND EMPOWERING PANEL 3.2: Sustaining nuclear technology through capacity building Vice Chancellor, Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI) As the Vice Chancellor of the Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), a Deemed University under India ’ s Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), P.R. Vasudeva Rao is responsible for the management of the academic programs pursued in 11 DAE institutions, including the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Institute of Plasma Research, Saha Institute of Nuclear PR Vasudeva RAO Physics and Tata Memorial Centre India
Nuclear Science Education and Research- Indian Experience P.R. Vasudeva Rao Homi Bhabha National Institute Mumbai Vasudeva@hbni.ac.in IAEA, Vienna, 28-30 Nov. 2018
Growth of Indian Nuclear Program
Indian Program on Nuclear Science and Technology Comprehensive strength in Unique societal contributions- fuel cycle, mining to waste nuclear agriculture, radiation Indigenous reactors with natural uranium, Plutonium and U-233 based fuels management sterilization, nuclear medicine
Educational and training needs for Development of Nuclear S & T Research for achieving innovation Leadership and breakthroughs, initiating programs in new domains development Empower supervisory cadre Enabling through regular updation of Supervisors knowledge Safe and efficient operation and Training workmen maintenance of radioactive facilities The HRD Triangle HBNI addresses the first two elements of human resource development
Sustained Human Resource Development BARC Training School – a graduate school – has been providing high quality engineers and scientists for DAE ’ s programmes since 1957 on an uninterrupted basis Successful trainees employed as scientific officers in various units of DAE; Leaders of the DAE are all trained in BARC TS Course curriculum of TS is periodically revised and updated to include new subjects and new methodologies Faculty are themselves a product of TS, and are practicing researchers This program also constitutes a unique tool for knowledge management.
BARC Training School Over the last decade, the number of applications for joining the Training School has been consistently very high Total Number of Applications Received 151562 140235 128276 127046 110237 85006 61854 39533 21411 18644 8436 8990 7965 11082 14712 15237 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Engg Science
Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI) • The University has a distributed structure with a unique architecture : it brings together academic programmes of 11 premier institutions of DAE, comprising of 4 R & D Centres and 7 Grant-in-aid institutions. • As a result of such integration, the University system develops expertise in several domains including several branches of sciences and engineering, that can support nuclear energy development
Education in synergy with R&D The concept of HBNI has demonstrated the advantages of amalgamating research and education programs in a variety of disciplines needed for development of Nuclear S & T Attracts bright students by making available world class research infrastructure of DAE and challenging research programs not commonly pursued in other universities Provides multiple advantages: strong academic linkage with peers in a number of premier educational/research institutes; participation in fundamental research; skill development for safety and regulatory activities related to applications of radioactivity and radiation Over 350 diplomas have been awarded in radiation protection and imaging technologies
Doctoral theses from HBNI 250 Year wise Ph.D. degree awarded 225 218 200 Total=1132 200 165 150 115 87 100 120 54 Year wise PG Medical degree awarded 50 100 32 24 23 20 14 MCh 2 80 19 0 DM 21 16 60 MD 17 16 14 40 11 9 65 63 2 2 20 5 39 2 33 33 17 16 4 0 Post Graduate Medical degrees (Oncology, Nuclear Medicine)
Topics of Some Ph.D Thesis Domains covered by Robot based Neuronavigation and Stereotactic thesis (partial list) Neurosurgery: indigenously developed and demonstrated to be a low cost, import substitute Reactor Engineering Fuel Cycle Antitumour and radioprotective efficacy of phytochemicals: Use of plant derived Nuclear physics Malabaricone C as a single agent or as an Particle Physics adjuvant with existing chemotherapeutic drugs. Mathematics Generation of abiotic stress tolerant transgenic Structural Mechanics banana plants: first such propagation in India 131 I Labeled Lipiodol Injection: A Cost Effective Radiochemistry Alternative for Liver Cancer Treatment Radiopharmaceuticals 188 Re-HEDP for bone pain palliation Oncology
University Education and Knowledge Management Due to the academic environment, researchers of DAE grow into faculty and disseminate their knowledge to next generation. This provides an effective mechanism of knowledge management. The academic programs provide an impetus to the documentation of the results of research including practice based results, due to requirement of publications for award of degree. Future activities include emphasis on video recording of lectures and publication of books in specialized subjects
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