▁ ▁Director ▁of ▁B hab ha ▁At omic ▁Research ▁Centre ▁( B AR C ) ▁from ▁April ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁to ▁May ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁He ▁is ▁currently ▁a ▁D AE ▁Hom i ▁B hab ha ▁Chair ▁Professor ▁at ▁B hab ha ▁At omic ▁Research ▁Centre , ▁M umb ai . ▁ ▁Education ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁Ban er je e ▁obtained ▁a ▁B . T ech ▁degree ▁with ▁hon ours ▁in ▁Met all urg ical ▁Engineering ▁from ▁the ▁Indian ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology ▁K har ag pur . ▁There after , ▁he ▁under w ent ▁training ▁at ▁the ▁Training ▁School ▁of ▁B AR C . ▁He ▁joined ▁the ▁erst while ▁Met all ur gy ▁Division ▁of ▁B AR C ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁and ▁spent ▁his ▁entire ▁scientific ▁career ▁in ▁this ▁establishment . ▁On ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁the ▁work ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁few ▁years ▁of ▁his ▁career ▁in ▁B AR C , ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Ph . D . ▁degree ▁in ▁Met all urg ical ▁Engineering ▁by ▁I IT , ▁K har ag pur , ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁ ▁Ban er je e ▁has ▁held ▁visit ing ▁positions ▁over se as ▁which ▁include ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Sus sex , ▁Bright on , ▁England , ▁Max - Plan ck - Institut ▁für ▁Met all forsch ung , ▁University ▁of ▁C inc inn ati ▁and ▁the ▁Ohio ▁State