Defence Science Journal

R. Manivannan
ASL, DRDO
India

Scientist, Advanced Systems Laboratory (ASL), Hyderabad. His areas of interest include: Development of high temperature
ceramic radome, ultrahigh temperature ceramics, and sol-gel coatings.

Alex Daniel
ASL, DRDO
India

Scientist, ASL, Hyderabad. His areas of interest include: Synthesis of CNTs, their composites for structural applications, and ceramics for high temperature erosion-resistant and electromagnetic applications.

I. Srikanth
ASL, DRDO
India

Scientist, ASL, Hyderabad. His areas of interest include: Processing of CNT composites for structural applications, and ablationresistant composites.

Anil Kumar
DMRL, DRDO
India

Scientist and Head, Ceramic Matrix Composites Division, ASL, Hyderabad. His areas of interest include: High temperature
ceramics, and nanocomposites.

Rajdeep Sarkar
DMRL, DRDO
India

Scientist, Electron Microscopy Group, Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory (DMRL), Hyderabad. His fields of specialisations are: Characterisation of nanomaterials and Ti alloys using scanning electron microscope, environmental scanning electron microscope, dual-beam SEM, transmission electron microscope, high resolution TEM, in-situ nanoindentation in TEM.

P. Ghoshal
DMRL, DRDO
India

Scientist, Electron Microscopy Group, DMRL, Hyderabad. His fields of specialisations are: Nanomaterials characterisation, defects/
faults characterisation, intermetallic compounds, structure determination, electron microscopy.

Rohini Devi
ASL, DRDO
India

Outstanding Scientist and Associate Director, ASL, Hyderabad. Her areas of interest include: Carbon-carbon composites, high temperature ceramics, elastomers, and nanocomposites.