Dr. Sudarsanam Babu was appointed by U.S. President Donald Trump to the country’s top National Science Board for a period of six years.
Dr. S. Babu holds a Ph.D in Materials Science & Metallurgy from Cambridge University. He did his Masters from IIT-Madras, M.Tech (Industrial Metallurgy and Welding) in 1988. The Bachelors Degree in Engineering (Metallurgy) from PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore (1988).
Currently, he is –
– Director of Bredesen Centre for Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Education
– ORNL Governor’s Chair of Advanced Manufacturing
Dr. Sudarsanam Babu would be the 3rd Indian American IIT-Madras graduate to join this prestigious Board. The other two being Sethuraman Panchanathan (Arizona University) and Suresh V. Garimella (University of Vermont).