Dr. T. Mukherjee, Executive Director (Operations), Tata Steel was conferred the National Metallurgist Award (NMA) - 2000 at the National Metallurgists' Day celebrations held today at Bhilai. Dr. Mukherjee is the second recipient of this award from Tata Steel. The award was earlier conferred upon Dr. Jamshed J Irani, Managing Director, Tata Steel in 1997, the year the award was instituted by the Ministry of Steel, Government of India.

The NMA this year has been conferred jointly upon Dr Tridibesh Mukherjee, Executive Director, Tata Steel and Dr Placid Rodrigues, Director, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam. The Award has been given to Dr T Mukherjee in recognition of his original contribution made in the last ten years in the field of production, research, design, development and environment. The award, conferred annually, carries a cash prize alongwith a certificate and a citation. Dr Mukherjee has also won the Metallurgist of the Year Award, Visvesvaraya Gold Medal, the IIM Platinum Medal, etc.

Dr Mukherjee joined Tata Steel in 1971 as Research and Development Engineer. He began his career in the steel industry at the Special Steel Products Division of British Steel Corporation after completing his Master’s Degree in 1965 and Ph D in 1967 from University of Sheffield. He obtained a first class degree in Metallurgical Engineering from Calcutta University in 1965. 

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