ed ▁the ▁first ▁Indian ▁text book ▁on ▁Mus cul os ke let al ▁Bi om aterial s ▁( 2 0 1 6 ) ▁published ▁by ▁Springer ▁Nature ▁Inc . ▁and ▁co - author ed ▁two ▁text books , ▁one ▁on ▁Struct ural ▁Cer am ics ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁on ▁Trib ology . ▁ ▁Bas u ▁has ▁received ▁young ▁scient ists ▁awards ▁from ▁the ▁Indian ▁Cer am ic ▁Society ▁( 2 0 0 3 ), ▁the ▁Indian ▁National ▁Academy ▁of ▁Engineering ▁( 2 0 0 4 ), ▁and ▁the ▁Indian ▁National ▁Science ▁Academy ▁( 2 0 0 5 ). ▁He ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁Met all urg ist ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁ ▁award ▁( 2 0 1 0 ), ▁instit uted ▁by ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Ste els , ▁Government ▁of ▁India . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁Indian ▁to ▁receive ▁( 2 0 0 8 ) ▁the ▁Co ble ▁Award ▁ ▁for ▁Young ▁Sch ol ars ▁from ▁the ▁American ▁Cer am ic ▁Society . ▁He ▁is ▁an ▁elected ▁Fellow ▁of ▁Indian ▁National ▁Academy ▁of ▁Engineering ; ▁National ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences , ▁India ; ▁West ▁Beng al ▁Academy ▁of ▁Science ▁and ▁Technology ; ▁and ▁Society ▁for ▁Bi om aterial s , ▁India . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁he ▁is ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁fellow ▁of ▁American ▁Institute ▁of ▁Medical ▁and ▁Bi ological ▁Engineering . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁http :// m rc . i isc . ern et . in /~ b ik ram / index . html ▁ ▁Category : L iving ▁people