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Organization

The office bearers and executive body who run the Indian Scientists Association in Japan.

ISAJ is a non-profit organization registered under Japan’s NPO law, with its headquarters in Tsukuba. Its affairs are directed by an Executive Body.

ISAJ follows a democratic governance structure. Leadership is by consensus and succession.

Office Bearers

  • Dr. Sunil Kaul, Chairman

    Chairman

    Dr. Sunil Kaul

    AIST, Tsukuba

    Principal Researcher (retired), over 30 years at AIST in Tsukuba.

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  • Dr. Alok Singh, Vice Chairperson

    Vice Chairperson

    Dr. Alok Singh

    National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba

    Chief Researcher (retired), over 25 years at NIMS.

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  • Prof. Kedarnath Mahapatra, General Secretary

    General Secretary

    Prof. Kedarnath Mahapatra

    Shizuoka Institute of Science and Technology

    Professor (retired).

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  • SG

    Treasurer

    Dr. Samik Ghosh

Executive Body

Members who direct the association's activities alongside the office bearers.

  • RP

    Member

    Prof. Ruby Pawankar

    Nippon Medical School, Tokyo

    Professor (retired).

  • SG

    Member

    Dr. Siddabasave Gowda B.

    Hokkaido University

    Assoc. Professor.

  • SB

    Member

    Dr. Swadhin Behera

    Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)

    Chief Researcher (retired)

  • MB

    Member

    Dr. Manish Biyani

    Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST), Ishikawa

    Scientist (retired)

  • GR

    Member

    Dr. Gopalan Raghavan

    ARCI, India/NIMS

    Scientist (retired)

  • Kanto Region

    To be announced

  • Kansai Region

    To be announced

  • Tohoku Region

    To be announced

  • Kyushu Region

    To be announced

  • Hokkaido Region

    To be announced

Advisors

  • YD

    Honorary Advisor

    Dr. Yashawant Dev Panwar

    Embassy of India, Japan

    Counsellor (Science and Technology).

  • RH

    Honorary Advisor

    Mr. Ryuko Hira

    Sai Hira India Foundation (SHIF)

For general enquiries, write to [email protected].