A K Mohanty, BARC Director appointed as Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission
New Delhi: Ajit Kumar Mohanty, the Director of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) has been appointed as the Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission and Secretary of the Department of Atomic Energy.
The government order issued late on Saturday states that "The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Dr Ajit Kumar Mohanty, Director, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, as Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy and Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission tor a tenure up to the age of 66 years i.e. till 10.10.2025 or until further orders, whichever is earlier."
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He succeeds K N Vyas to the poets who joined the AEC in 2018. Mohanty has rich experience in the field of nuclear physics, covering collision energy from the sub-Coulomb barrier to the relativistic regime.
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He has also held several honorary positions in various organizations. Mohanty was appointed as the BARC director in March 2019 and has since then made significant contributions to the development of the centre.
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