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{{Short description|Indian metallurgical engineer}}
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|workplaces = [[Bhabha Atomic Research Centre]] (BARC)<br/>[[Department of Atomic Energy]] (DAE)<br/>[[Atomic Energy Commission of India]] (AECI)
|alma_mater = [[Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur]]
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'''Srikumar Banerjee''' (25 April 1946<ref>{{cite web |title=Brief Profile of the Awardee awardee Dr Srikumar Banerjee |url=https://ssbprize.gov.in/content/Detail.aspx?AID=393 |publisher=CSIR Human Resource Development Group, New Delhi |access-date=24 May 2021}}</ref> – 23 May 2021) was an Indian [[metallurgical engineer]]. He retired as the chairman of the [[Atomic Energy Commission of India]] (AECI) and the secretary of [[Department of Atomic Energy]] (DAE) on 30 April 2012. Prior to his stint as DAE chairman, he was the director of [[Bhabha Atomic Research Centre]] (BARC) from 30 April 2004 to 19 May 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dr Srikumar Banerjee|url=http://www.barc.gov.in/leaders/skb.html|publisher=[[Bhabha Atomic Research Centre]]}}</ref> He had also served as a DAE Homi Bhabha Chair Professor at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai. He was known as a great physical metallurgist. Banerjee died during the early morning of 23 May 2021 due to a heart attack at his residence in Navi Mumbai. He had recovered from COVID-19 in previous month.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Former Atomic Energy Commission chairman Srikumar Banerjee dead|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/former-atomic-energy-commission-chairman-srikumar-banerjee-dead/articleshow/82877074.cms|access-date=2021-05-25}}</ref>

==Education==
In 1967, Banerjee obtained a [[Bachelor of Technology|B.Tech]] degree with honours in metallurgical engineering from the [[Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur]]. Thereafter, he underwent training at the Training School of BARC. He joined the erstwhile [[Metallurgy]] Division of BARC in 1968 and spent his entire scientific career in this establishment.<ref>{{cite web|title=Srikumar Banerjee|url=http://insaindia.org/detail.php?id=N92-1085|publisher=[[Indian National Science Academy]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030932/http://insaindia.org/detail.php?id=N92-1085|archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref> On the basis of the work carried out by him in the first few years of his career in BARC, he was awarded the [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D]]. degree in [[metallurgical engineering]] by IIT, Kharagpur, in 1974.

Banerjee held visiting positions overseas which include the [[University of Sussex]], Brighton, England, [[Max Planck Institute for Metals Research|Max-Planck-Institut für Metallforschung]], [[University of Cincinnati]] and the [[Ohio State University]], USA (as Visiting Faculty).

==Honors and recognition==
Banerjee was awarded the [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology]] in Engineering Science (1989) and [[Government of India]]’s civilian award, [[Padma Shri]], in 2005.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article/Padma-Awards-2005/226328|title=Padma Awardees 2005 |publisher=Outlook India Magazine |access-date=7 August 2014}}</ref>

In 2010, the [[University of Calcutta]] awarded him an [[List of University of Calcutta honorary degree recipients|honorary Doctor of Science]] degree.<ref>{{cite web|title=Annual Convocation|url=http://www.caluniv.ac.in/convocation-2012/hony_degrees.htm|publisher=[[University of Calcutta]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120528004638/http://caluniv.ac.in/convocation-2012/hony_degrees.htm|archive-date=28 May 2012}}</ref>

Banerjee was a Fellow of [[Indian Academy of Sciences]], Bangalore, [[National Academy of Sciences, India]], Allahabad, and the [[Indian National Academy of Engineering]].

Banerjee was DAE Homi Bhabha Chair Professor, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre. He was appointed the Chairman, Board of Governors of [[IIT Kharagpur]] from 21 March 2014, for a period of three years.<ref>{{cite web|title=Srikumar Banerjee|url=http://www.iitkgp.ac.in/shownews.php?newsid=86|publisher=[[IIT Kharagpur]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140702042458/http://iitkgp.ac.in/shownews.php?newsid=86|archive-date=2 July 2014}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150924033542/http://www.iitkgp.ac.in/top-awardees/causa1.php?Sl=83 Honoris Causa of IIT Kharagpur]
* [http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/srikumar-banerjee-takes-over-as-aec-chairman/article57524.ece Dr. Srikumar Banerjee takes over as AEC chairman]
* [http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/education/dr-srikumar-banerjee-appointed-as-cuk-chancellor/article3763768.ece Dr Srikumar Banerjee appointed as CUK Chancellor]
* [http://www.barc.gov.in/publications/nl/2005/200507-6.pdf BARC publications]

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