INVITATION   TO   IIM - ASM  LECTURE

 All are cordially invited to IIM – ASM Lecture  as per the following programme: 

Topic                         : Role of Materials Scientist/Engineer in a High -  Tech  Electronic Industry

Speaker                     :            Dr. N.B. Singh

                                                Manager, Materials Technology

                                                Northrop Grumman Corporation, ES

                                                1212 Winterson Road

                                                Linthicum, MD 21090

U.S.A.

Venue                        :            Hotel Atithi

                                                Near Santacruz Airport

                                                Vile Parle (E), Mumbai – 400 057

Day & Date               :            Monday, December 15,  2003

Time                           :            5.30 P.M. (1730 Hours)

The lecture is organized under the aegis of ASM International, India Chapter and the Indian Institute of Metals – Mumbai Chapter.

Please make it convenient to participate in the meeting and please stay over for Dinner after the lecture.

Yours Sincerely

Prof. S. N. Malhotra

RSVP: ASM International, India Chapter,    Tel.: 25274067     Cell No. 9892227537

ABOUT  THE  SPEAKER

Dr. N. B. Singh, Manager Materials Technology joined the Northrop Grumman Corporation (Westinghouse Electric Corporation) in 1984 as a Senior Engineer after university teaching and research in the Chemistry Department at T. D. Post-Graduate College (Gorakhpur University), India, and Materials Science and Engineering Department at R. P. I. Troy, NY.  He was promoted to Fellow in 1985, and then Advisory Engineer in 1989. At present, he is responsible and has managed the Materials Technology area, which is strategically focused for materials selection, modeling, materials properties, growth, processing and characterization of single bulk and thin film crystals. He has been involved, managed and led the team for many programs in area of optoelectronic materials for laser development, acousto-optic based sensors, RF materials growth by LPE for frequency controls, dielectric materials for phase shifters, periodically poled thick films for Mid-IR lasers and AlN substrates for GaN epitaxy. He was awarded Signature award in 1995 by Westinghouse for his leadership and work on Development of UV Sensor materials. Dr. Singh's efforts on UV Filter crystal have been instrumental in the realization of production UV missile warning system. Several of his dendritic growth experiments, which Dr. Singh developed at RPI with Prof. Martin Glicksman and Northrop Grumman, were flight experiments by NASA.  At present, he has managed and executed many very complex programs, which involved materials science, device physics, systems requirements and very complex financial objectives. He has published more than 170 journal papers, presented more than 120 conference papers, presented more than 50 invited talks, has more than a dozen patents, more than sixty company trade secrets and invention awards. Dr. Singh is Associate Editor of Progress in Crystal Growth and Characterization and has been serving as a member in editorial board of many other journals. Dr. Singh is an Executive Committee member of American Association for Crystal Growth, founder of Pittsburgh Chapter and Capital Chapter of Crystal Growth. He is a Fellow of ASM International, member of TMS, SPIE, and AACG and has been in the organizing and advisory committee of many national and international conferences. Dr. Singh has served National Academy of Sciences as a panel member of National Materials Advisory Board.