Debasis Das has taken over as the new Chairman & Managing Director of the Hyderabad-based Electronics Corporation of India Ltd (ECIL).

A distinguished scientist and Associate Director, Electronics & Instrumentation Group, BARC, Mumbai, Das will also hold the charge of Director (Technical). He suceeds Sudhakar Rao, who superannuated on October 31.

Debashis Das is a B.Tech. in Electronics Engg. from Mysore University and joined the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) in 1983.

He has designed and developed many of the control and safety systems for research and power reactors. They include the nuclear reactor regulating system for 220MWe, safety systems for power and research reactors and nuclear instrumentation and reactor core monitoring system for compact light water reactors (LWRs) and prototype fast breeder reactors (PFBRs).

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