Atal Innovation Mission (AIM)

Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) is the Government of India’s flagship initiative to promote a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in the country. AIM’s objective is to develop new programmes and policies for fostering innovation in different sectors of the economy, provide platforms and collaboration opportunities for various stakeholders, create awareness, and establish an umbrella structure to oversee the innovation ecosystem of the country.

Institute for Plasma Research (IPR)

The Institute for Plasma Research (IPR) is a grant-in-aid institution of the Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India, engaged in advanced research in plasma science and technology, with a specific focus on magnetically confined plasma (Tokamak) systems.

Dr. Paritosh Chaudhury

SO/H & Dean R&D

Mechanical engineering; design and analysis of thermal systems, pebble bed systems.

Dr. Subroto Mukherjee

SO/H & Head – LIGO Division, Dean Admin, IPR

Plasma physics and vacuum technologies, Surface engineering, plasma processing.

Dr. Mainak Bandhopadhyay

SO/H & Dean Academics

Plasma physics, vacuum technologies, beam technology and diagnostics.

Dr. Rajesh Kumar

SO/H & Associate Dean

Mechanical engineering; design and analysis of thermal systems, pebble bed systems.

Dr. S. K. Nema

SO/H & Head – APD, IPR

Plasma chemistry and polymers, surface modification, plasma technologies for environment and water.

Dr. Alphonsa Joseph

SO/H & Head – PSED, IPR

Plasma surface engineering, plasma based heat treatment technologies, plasma jet.

Dr. Nirav Jamnapara

SO/G & Head – PTTS

Plasma materials processing, composites and new materials synthesis, characterization, Intellectual Property, technology translation, technology business incubation.

Dr. Ranjana Gangradey

SO/H & Head - CPIS

AGASTYA Cryopump technology, pellet injection, cryogenic systems.

Ms. Manika Sharma

SO/H & Head – MPD

Artificial intelligence for medical and other industrial applications; simulation studies for strategic and fusion applications.

Dr. Vipul Tanna

SO/H & Group Head 

Cryogenic engineering and systems; tokamak physics.

Dr. Joydeep Ghosh

Head – Aditya U

Plasma physics and diagnostics systems, Tokamak systems.

Prof. P. I. John

Ex-IPR

Plasma processing of materials for societal and industrial applications.

Dr. Sudhirsinh Vala

Head – NII Section, IPR

Neutron irradiation and diagnostics systems, GHz frequency power sources etc.