M Sai Baba

An Outstanding Scientist and former Director of the RMG, IGCAR, Kalpakkam. He was a Senior Professor at HBNI, Dean of Student Affairs, and coordinating Dean of HBNI at IGCAR. Held the "TV Raman Pai Chair Professor" position at the NIAS, where he is currently a visiting professor. During his tenure at Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences (RUAS), he held the position of Registrar, Director of the Centre for Professional Development and Training, and was also Professor at the School of Social Sciences.  

Prof Sai Baba is an accomplished researcher, scientific administrator, and institutional builder. He has significantly contributed to implementing several high-impact activities relevant to the IGCAR and the DAE. He has contributed to diverse domains: Human Resource Development, Access to Scientific Information Resources, Financial Management, Workflow automation, Technology Transfer, and IPR. One of his significant contributions has been establishing the BARC Training School at IGCAR and steering the activities until his superannuation. Held several key positions at HBNI and played an important role in streamlining the processes.  

While he was at RUAS, he played his administrator role effectively and streamlined several processes. Contributed to the implementation of NEP at the University. Played an important role in getting approvals for starting new academic programs and bringing medical, nursing and physiotherapy under the ambit of the university. Played a lead role in strategising for enhanced admissions. As Director of the Centre for Professional Development & Training, initiated the implementation of various training and professional development programs for faculty members. Taught the course "Science, Technology and Innovation Policy" for MA Public Policy students and guided students for their project. 
As part of the activities of NIAS, Prof Sai Baba is working in the domains of Science and Risk Communication, Human Reliability Program (a collaborative program with Texas A&M University) and Understanding Ancient Indian Knowledge Systems for applying them to the holistic development of youth. Carrying out a collaborative project with Oak Ridge National Laboratory on Capacity Building to enhance the preparedness to handle nuclear and other radioactive materials.   
 
Five students obtained their PhD under his guidance. Currently co-guiding one PhD student. Co-authored 65 Journal publications, 179 papers in symposiums/conferences and four confidential reports. Authored 11 chapters in Books/Proceedings. Edited nine Books/Periodicals. Delivered several invited talks (more than 260) on diverse topics. Chaired several sessions and panel discussions.  
   
Google Scholar has an H-index of 22, an i10 index of 40, and more than 1250 citations. On the Research Gate, his articles have more than 1.5 lakh reads and 980 citations and Research Interest Score of 1000 (https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sai-Baba-Magapu). Won several awards, including the Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) conferred by Dr MGR University, Education and Research Institute and the DAE Group Achievement Award. Several of his papers have won best paper awards. 

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