Ajit Kumar Mohanty

Ajit Kumar Mohanty
Chairperson Atomic Energy Commission & Secretary of Department of Atomic Energy (DAE)
Incumbent
Assumed office
3 May 2023
Preceded byK.N. Vyas
13th Director of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
In office
12 March 2019 – 15 September 2023
Preceded byK.N. Vyas
Succeeded byVivek Bhasin
Personal details
Born1959
Odisha, India
Alma materUniversity of Mumbai

Ajit Kumar Mohanty (born 1959) is an Indian nuclear physicist currently serving as Secretary (Atomic Energy) to the Government of India and Chairperson of the Atomic Energy Commission of India.[1] Previously, he served as the 13th director of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) from March 2019 till 15 September 2023.[2]

He served as the General Secretary and later as the President of the Indian Physics Association (IPA). He was also the Spokesperson for the India-CMS collaboration and held the position of Director at the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics before becoming the Director of BARC.[3]

  1. ^ "Dr. Ajit Kumar Mohanty, Chairman, AEC & Secretary DAE | Department Of Atomic Energy | India". Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  2. ^ "Odia physicist Ajit Kumar Mohanty new chairman of Atomic Energy Commission". The Times of India. 2023-05-01. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  3. ^ "Meet The Secretary | Department Of Atomic Energy | India". Retrieved 2024-09-25.