Committees

Conference Patrons

Prof. Venu Gopal Achanta

President, MSI & Director

CSIR-NPL, India

Email: director.nplindia@csir.res.in

Mobile No: Prof. Venu Gopal Achanta obtained his Ph.D. (Physics) from TIFR, Mumbai and Ph.D. (Electronics) from Tokyo University. He is currently the Director of CSIR-National Physical Laboratory. He is on lien from Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai where he is a Professor. His research interests are in the application of nanophotonics to single molecule and single photon spectroscopy through light-matter interaction in non-perturbative regimes.

Dr. Nagahanumaiah

Director

Central Manufacturing Technology Institute

Email: director@cmti.res.in

Mobile No: With over 28 years of dedicated service, Dr. Nagahanumaiah has emerged as a prominent figure in the realm of manufacturing research and leadership. His journey has encompassed two prestigious research institutions, namely CSIR-CMERI in Durgapur and CMTI in Bangalore. Throughout his illustrious career, he has consistently demonstrated exceptional leadership skills while fostering a culture of innovation.

Convenor and Co-convenor

Mr. K Niranjan Reddy

Convenor, AdMet-2026

Joint Director, CMTI, Bengaluru

Email: niranjan@cmti.res.in

Mobile No: +91-9449842672

Ms. Khushboo

Co-convenor, AdMet-2026

Scientist-D, CMTI, Bengaluru

Email: khushboo@cmti.res.in

Mobile No: +91-9916196622

National Advisory Committee

Sl No.	Name	Designation / Organization
1.	Dr. A Sen Gupta	Former Outstanding Scientist, CSIR-NPL & Former President, MSI
2.	Dr. Abhay Pashilkar	Director, CSIR-NAL
3.	Shri Arun Jha	Director, Advanced Technical Systems Pvt. Ltd.
4.	Shri Arun Nirmale	Vice President, Endress+Hauser (India) Pvt. Ltd., EC Member, MSI-WR
5.	Shri Ashish Pandey	Project Director, Anshankan, DRDO-DGRE, Chandigarh
6.	Shri Ashutosh Agarwal	Director, Legal Metrology
7.	Prof. Balaji Ramakrishnan	Director, NIOT
8.	Shri Bharath Ladsaria	EC Member, MSI-ER
9.	Shri Chirag Shah	Associate Director (West & North), Fluke Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
10.	Dr. D. K. Aswal	Member, NDMA, Former Director, CSIR-NPL, Former President, MSI
11.	Dr. D.D. Shivagan	Treasurer, MSI
12.	Dr. Deepak Kumar Sharma	Senior Regional Manager, TSI, Bengaluru
13.	Prof. Gufran Sayeed Khan	Professor, IIT Delhi
14.	Shri Harish Bajaj	MD, Mitutoyo South Asia Pvt. Ltd.
15.	Prof. J. Ramkumar	Professor, IIT Kanpur
16.	Dr. Jaiteertha R. Joshi	DG, Brahmos-Aerospace
17.	Shri Jatin Kumar Tanwar	Director, Commercial & BD, AMETEK Instruments India Pvt. Ltd.
18.	Shri K. Sadashiv Murthy	CMD, BHEL
19.	Dr. M. Suresh	Director, FCRI
20.	Shri Manoj K. Sundaram	Head-BD & Marketing, IQS, Carl Zeiss India
21.	Shri N. Venkateswaran	CEO, NABCB
22.	Prof. N. Ramesh Babu	Professor, IIT Madras
23.	Shri N. Ramesh Kumar	CMD, HMT
24.	Dr. Nallamalli Ranjana	Director, Directorate of Futuristic Technology Management, DRDO
25.	Dr. Naresh Chandra Murmu	Director, CSIR-CMERI
26.	Dr. Naveen Garg	Chief Scientist, CSIR-NPL
27.	Shri P. V. Shashi Kumar	Former Director in-charge, CMTI
28.	Shri Pradeep Gujarathi	President, MSI-WR
29.	Shri Probal Chaudhury	Outstanding Scientist & Associate Director, HS&EG, BARC
30.	Dr. R. B. Oza	Outstanding Scientist & Head, Radiation Safety Systems Division, HS&EG, BARC
31.	Dr. Rajeev Gautam	Sr. Corporate Officer, HORIBA Ltd. Japan and President, HORIBA India
32.	Shri Rajesh Vijay	Director, Isothermal Technology
33.	Dr. RamaGopal V. Sarepaka	Former Chief Scientist, CSIR-CSIO
34.	Prof. Ramesh Singh	Professor, IIT Bombay
35.	Dr. Ravikrishna Chebolu	Distinguished Scientist & Head, CSIR-Innovation Complex, Mumbai
36.	Shri Ravindra Kondekar	MD, K C Precision
37.	Dr. Rina Sharma	Former Chief Scientist, CSIR-NPL
38.	Shri Sanjay Garg	DG, BIS, India
39.	Dr. Sanjay Kumar Srivastava	General Secretary, MSI
40.	Shri Santosh Kumar	Scientist, MTRDC
41.	Dr. Shankar G. Aggarwal	Vice President, MSI
42.	Prof. Shantanu Bhattacharya	Director, CSIR-CSIO
43.	Dr. Shiv Kumar Jaiswal	Vice President, MSI
44.	Dr. Shivkumar Kalyanaraman	CEO, ANRF
45.	Shri Sridhar Narasimhan	Mentor & Guide, TESA INDIA, MD, Pravasthaa Engg. India Pvt. Ltd.
46.	Shri Sriram S	Engineer-G, HoD, Photonics, IIA
47.	Prof. Suhas S. Joshi	Director, IIT Indore
48.	Prof. Surjya Kanta Pal	Dean, R&D, IIT Kharagpur
49.	Prof. V. Radhakrishnan	Former Professor, IIT Madras
50.	Shri Vijay Mittal	Joint Secretary, MHI
51.	Shri Vikram Salunke	MD, Accurate Gauging & Instruments Pvt. Ltd., VP, IMTMA
52.	Shri Vishnu Vijayan	Group Head, MDPG, IISU, ISRO
53.	Shri Vivek Ghodke	Director, Octagon Precision India Pvt. Ltd.

Local Organizing Committee

Overall Coordinator

Mr. K Niranjan Reddy, Joint Director

Sl No.	Activity	Status	Name & Designation of Official	Role and Responsibility
1.	Reception & Stage Management	Coordinator	Dr. Debeshi Dutta, Scientist C	Registration, Welcome Kit, Dias Preparation, Hall Arrangement, Lamp, LED, Projector, AV Systems, Photography, video,
		Member	Dr. Aravinda, TO-A
			Mr. Shashi Kumar, STA-II
			Mr. Bishnu P Sahoo, STA-II
			Mr. Shivaraj A, STA-I
			Mrs. Amritha B S, OS-I
			Mrs. Lakshmi V, OS-I
			Mrs. Bhavya S, OS-I
			Mrs. Sunitha, OS-I
			Mrs. Aishwarya, Admin Assistant-II
			Mrs. Maithravathi J, Library Assistant-II
2.	Souvenir, Design and Printing	Coordinator	Dr. Anusha E, Scientist C	Invitation, Brochure, Banner, Mementos &Badges etc.
		Member	Mr. Ramesh B, Scientist C
			Dr. Abhinav Kumar, Scientist B
			Mr. Raghu B, Librarian -III
			Mrs. Mala R C, Librarian- I
3.	Hospitality	Coordinator	Mr. Harsha S, Scientist D	Travel, Accommodation & Food
		Member	Mrs. Megha Agarwal, Scientist D
			Mr. Vinay Kumar, Scientist D
			Mr. Pradyumna J, Scientist D
			Mr. Shashi Kumar, STA-II
			Mr. Jagadeesha M, OS-I
4.	Sponsorship & Finance	Coordinator	Mrs. Khushboo, Scientist D	Coordination for sponsorship, finance, confirmation, stall booking
		Member	Mr. Bishnu P Sahoo, STA-II
			Mr. Shashi Kumar, STA-II
			Mr. Krishna Mohan B, TO-A
			Mr. Munindranath S P, OS-III
5.	Technical & Paper Review	Coordinator	Mr. Sunil Magadum, Scientist D	Review of Technical Paper, Author Communication, Acceptance
		Member	Mrs. Megha Agarwal, Scientist D
			Dr. Debeshi Dutta, Scientist C
			Dr. Anusha Reddy, Scientist C
			Dr. Tapas Debnath, Scientist C
			Dr. Manjunatha K, Scientist B
			Dr. Abhinav Kumar, Scientist B
			Dr. Ajay Jaiswal, Scientist B
			Mr. Suresh Setti, Scientist B
			Dr. Basavaraju Uppara, TO-A
6.	Technical ( Oral / Poster ) Session Management	Coordinator	Mrs. Shruthi G, Scientist D	Scheduling of sessions, scope, coordinating with session chairs
		Member	Dr. Abhinav Kumar, Scientist B
			Mr. Mayank Patel, Scientist B
			Mr. Emmanuel G, Scientist B
			Mr. Bhavya Verma, Scientist B
			Mr. Yogesh Patil, Scientist B
7.	Cultural & conference Dinner	Coordinator	Mr. Adesh Jain, TO-A	Coordination for conference Dinner, Selection of Venue, planning &execution of the cultural event
		Member	Mr. Shashi Kumar, STA-II
			Mr. Manjunath K N, OS-I
			Mrs. Bhavya S, OS-I
8	Stall Management	Coordinator	Mr. Arun C J, Scientist D	Stall management, Shamiana, chair, Furniture
		Member	Mr. Mohammed Azarddin Munshi, STA-II
			Mr. Nikhil T S, STA-I
			Mr. Chethan H S, STA-I
9	Pre AdMet Workshop
Theme I	Non Destructive Testing for Semiconductor Metrology	Coordinator	Mrs. Deepa R, Scientist D
		Coordinator	Mr. Harsha S, Scientist D
		Member	Dr. Prabhanjan Kulkarni, Scientist C
		Member	Dr. Ajay Jaiswal, Scientist B
Theme II	Advanced Material Processing & Characterisation Techniques	Coordinator	Dr. Kavithaa S, Scientist E
		Coordinator	Mr. Murugan A, Scientist D
		Member	Mr. Krishna Mohan B, TO-A
			Mr. Satish Pattar, STA-I
			Dr. Basavaraju Uppara, TO-A
			Dr. Ajay Jaswal, Scientist B
Theme III	Dimensional & Optical Metrology	Coordinator	Mrs. Khushboo, Scientist D
		Coordinator	Dr. Manjunath K, Scientist B
		Member	Mr. Shashi Kumar, STA-II
		Member	Mr. Siddaraju K G, STA-II

Meet the members organizing and guiding AdMet 2026