Rajindar Pal Wadhwa

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Rajindar Pal Wadhwa
Born (1932-09-03) 3 September 1932 (age 91)
India
Nationality
Bharat Electronics Limited
  • CEERI
  • National Physical Laboratory

    • Rajindar Pal Wadhwa (born 1932) is an Indian engineer, microwave technologist and a former deputy general manager of

    Bharat Electronics Limited.[1] He is also a former deputy director of the Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute (CEERI) and the National Physical Laboratory of India[2] and is known for his studies on Microwave Engineering and Vacuum Devices.[3] 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 1972.[4]

    Biography

    A water-cooled cross-field amplifier

    R. P. Wadhwa, born on 3 September 1932, secured a PhD from

    Bharat Electronics Limited[6] and in 1978, he joined the National Physical Laboratory of India as the deputy director, scientist (Grade-F) and the head of the Test Evaluation and Calibration Centre.[7] He has also served as the member secretary of the Research Advisory Council of NPL and as the project leader of the Carcinotron Project, a joint venture of CEERI and UNESCO.[8]

    Wadhwa is known to have done extensive research in the fields of Indicator, X-ray, TV and transmitting tubes as well as crossed field devices,[9] especially on 3.5-dB Noise Figure Crossed-field amplifier.[10] He has documented his researches by way of a number of articles and several authors have cited his work.[11][12][13] He holds three patents and has delivered several keynote addresses and invited speeches.[2][6] He has also mentored several masters and doctoral scholars in their studies.[5] A former vice president and president of the Indian Vacuum Society and an Information Technology Advisor to

    Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize, one of the highest Indian science awards in 1972[17] and he received the J. C. Bose Memorial Award in 1980.[5]

    See also

    • Vacuum tubes

    References

    1. ^ "Symposium on Vacuum Measurements and Leak Detection" (PDF). National Physical Laboratory. 2016.
    2. ^
      doi:10.1080/03772063.1979.11451962
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    3. ^ "Brief Profile of the Awardee". Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize. 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
    4. ^ "View Bhatnagar Awardees". Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize. 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
    5. ^
      doi:10.1080/03772063.1980.11452205
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    6. ^
      doi:10.1080/09747338.1979.11450310
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    7. ^ "Research Advisory Council" (PDF). National Physical Laboratory. 2016.
    8. ^ "Carcinotron Project". UNESCO. 2016. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
    9. ^ "Handbook of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize Winners" (PDF). Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. 1999.
    10. doi:10.1080/03772063.1978.11451718
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    11. ISBN 978-81-224-1447-9
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    12. ISBN 978-0-08-053410-7
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    13. ISBN 978-0-323-15612-7
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    14. ^ "Information Technology Advisors to NTCS". National Institute of Science & Technology. 2016.
    15. ^ "30th IETE-Ram Lal Wadhwa Gold Medal". Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers. 2016.
    16. ^ "Description of Awards" (PDF). Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers. 2016.
    17. ^ "Engineering Sciences". Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. 2016. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015.

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