R.K. Kotnala


Ravinder Kumar Kotnala known as R.K. Kotnala is an Indian scientist. He has worked on topics such as hydroelectric cell, solar cells, magnetic materials & magnetic field measurements. He has been involved in organizations such as National Physical Laboratory, Department of Atomic Energy, and National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL). He served as Head of Environmental Sciences & Biomedical Metrology in the CSIR-NPL.

Awards and honours

Kotnala is one of the Honorary Professor at Amity Institute of Nanotechnology, Noida.
Year of award/honorName of award or honourAwarding organization
2008MRSI Medal Award in Material Science Materials Research Society of India
2013AcademicianAsia Pacific Academy of Materials
2015Fellow, National Academy of Sciences National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad
2018Raja Ramanna FellowDepartment of Atomic Energy, India
2020Chairman of National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories Quality Council of India
2018–presentPresidentSociety for Scientific Values