Dr.Raghupatruni Bhima Rao Encourages the Youth in Nation Building
Berhampur : Dr.Raghupatruni Bhima Rao, born on 3rd August 1952 has a glorious academic history; with M.Sc. Tech. in Applied Geology(1975), M. Sc. Engg. in Mineral Process Engineering(1976), both from Andhra University and Ph.D in Mineral Engineering from Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad in 1989. He joined RRL, Bhubaneswar in1978 and retired on superannuation as Chief Scientist from CSIR-IMMT in 2012.
His work on chromite ore beneficiation and metallurgical bauxite and refractory bauxite were widely accepted and resulted in the establishment of beneficiation plants by Ferro Alloys Corporation, TISCO and adopted by NALCO, Vedanta, Dalmia and many more leading industries contributing towards employments in the field and a commendable economic growth. His hard work and interests in contemporary industrial research resulted in publication of around 300 research papers/articles in the journals of national and international repute and more than a dozen of Ph.D students to carry forward the path shown by him.
To his credit he has the National Mineral Award(1999), Govind Gupta Memorial Running Shield(2000), Best Social Project Award(2013) and the process of award winning continued to winning the Medal in Metallurgical and Material Science Engineering in 2021.
His contribution to Science, Engineering, Technology, Social Empowerment, National Economy; specifically in the field of Mineral Technology, the government of Odisha through Odisha Bigyan Academy under the Department of Science and Technology proudly felicitated him by the Honorable Chief Minister Odisha Shri Mohan Charan Majhi as a Senior Scientist of Odisha with Citation and Momento for the year 2023 on 28.03.2025 at Lokseva Bhawan, Odisha.
Certainly this will encourage the youth to pursue such an exciting, chalanging and rewarding carrier.
