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राष्ट्रीय सीमेंट एवं भवन सामग्री परिषद

National Council for Cement and Building Materials

(भारत सरकार के डीपीआईआईटी, वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय के नियंत्रणाधीन)

(Under the Administrative Control of DPIIT, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Govt. of India)

Ballabgarh | Hyderabad | Ahmedabad | Bhubaneswar

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Name	Dr. D K Panda
Date of Birth	11 July 1965
Email	dk.panda@ncbindia.com, panda71165@gmail.com
Present Designation	Joint Director & Head
Department/Centre	Centre for Mining, Environment, Plant Engineering and Operations (CME) & Centre for Continuing Education Services (CCE)

Professional Experience:

35 years experience in the field of geological exploration, site investigation, Computer-Aided Deposit Evaluation of limestone deposits, upgradation of low/marginal grade limestone etc. for cements plants

Qualification Attainments:

Degree / Diploma	Board/University
M.Sc. (Applied Geology)
Ph.D (Geology)	IIT Bombay

Specialization:

Areas of Research

Involved in various R&D projects related to raw materials and mining of limestone deposits out of which the following two projects are important.

(a) Establishing Potential Techniques for Upgradation of Low Grade Limestone and Mines Rejects in dry mode to make suitable for cement manufacture, and

(b) Raw Materials availability vis-à-vis Eco-Friendly Exploitation in non-cluster region for Future Growth projects.

Industrial Research Projects:

Executed more than 50 major Industrial Research and Development projects for Indian as well as Overseas cement plants in the areas of Potential areas for Green Field Cement projects
Computer-Aided Deposit Evaluation & Mine Planning
Methodologies and Monitoring of exploration activities
Production Scheduling & Optimization of resources
Upgradation of low grade limestone in dry beneficiation process for making it suitable for cement manufacture

International Industrial Projects:

Geological Appraisal for different limestone and kunkur deposits including CADE for 3 cement plants in Kenya
Monitoring of exploration and Computer-Aided Deposit evaluation for a cement plant in Qatar
Mine planning and production scheduling for a cement plant in Bhutan
Contributed as member towards projects in Nigeria, South Africa and Republic of Congo

Publications:Contributed more than 48 Technical Research Papers/Articles in Journals, National and International Seminars

Books: Contributed a chapter in a book titled "Energy Conservation and Environmental Control in Cement Industry".

Contribution towards NCB Publications: Norms for Proving Limestone Deposits for Cement Manufacture, NCB-eAbstracts, NCB-eNews, Proceedings, Annual Reports, Training Literature.

Training and Lectures: Lectures delivered to students of Post Graduate Diploma in Cement Technology (NCCBM), trainees on the subjects of raw materials and mining, beneficiation of limestone etc. At present as Head of Centre, Centre for Continuing Education of NCCBM, manages and execute training programmes in cement as well as concrete technology including quality management for different levels i.e from students to professional of cement, concrete, building materials and construction sectors.

Honours and Awards:

Awarded National Scholarship up to graduation, Institute scholarship in IIT Bombay
Awarded Institute Medal (IIT Bombay) for outstanding academic performance in MSc (Applied Geology)
Best Young Scientist in National Council for Cement and Building Materials
Awards of Best Research Papers in NCB International Seminars