Sl. No. Award Name Award Amount Sponsors Awarded to Purpose / Subject of the Award
1 Life Time Achievement Award 2018 Silver Salver IIW-INDIA Mr. B. K. Mishra for outstanding contribution towards promotion of welding science & technology in India
2 Sir L. P. Misra Memorial Lecture 2018 Silver Salver M/S. ADOR Welding Ltd., MUMBAI Mr. Dileep V. Kulkarni for his outstanding contribution in the field of Welding Research & Education in India and to the cause of The Indian Institute of Welding / Subject:
3 Prof. Placid Rodriguez Memorial Lecture-2018 Rs.10,000/- IIW-Chennai Branch Dr. S. Mallarvizhi for her significant contribution for development of Welding Science and Technology in India as a young scientist / Subject:
4 Minati Bhattacharjee Memorial Award For Excellence 2017-18 TROPHY Mr. R. R. Bhattacharjee, Fellow Of The Institute IIW-India Baroda Branch Best Performing Branch For The Year 2017-18 (Recipient: Mr. Hiren Patel)
5 ESAB INDIA AWARD (Best Technical Paper Across All Categories) Rs.30,000.00 ESAB India Ltd,Chennai B.D. Bhanushalia, A.GouravRao, A.P. Singh, S. Parida, V.P. Deshmukh, A.C. Abhayankar, T. Shanmugasundaram THERMAL ASSISTED FRICTION STIR WELDING OF HSLA STEEL: A NOVEL APPROACH TO MITIGATE LOWER TOUGHNESS AND DUCTILITY
6 I. T. Mirchandani Memorial Research Award Rs.25,000/-  ADOR Welding Limited, Mumbai Dilkush, RaffiMohammed, G. Madhusudhan Reddy, K. Srinivasa Rao STUDIES ON MICROSTRUCTURE AND STRESS CORROSION CRACKING BEHAVIOUR OF IN718 GAS TUNGSTEN ARC WELDS
7 H.D. Govindraj Memorial Research Award Rs.10,000/- Weldcraft Private Limited , Bangalore V.Ganesan, K.Shanmugam, V.Balasubramanian Influence of current pulsing on mechanical properties and microstructure of tungsten inert gas (TIG) welded AISI 304L austenite stainless steel joints
8 Panthaki Memorial Award Rs.5,000/- Bakshi Chempharma Equipments Pvt Ltd, Thane Agilan.M, Gandham Phanikumar, D.Sivakumar MECHANICAL PROPERTIES AND MICROSTRUCTURAL EVOLUTION IN AL-CU-LI 2195 ALLOY GTA AND FSW WELDS
9 Sharp Tools-Award-1 (1st Best Paper In Welding Fabrication And Practices) Rs.6,000/- Sharp Tools Ltd ,Coimbatore Gopa Chakraborty, O. Venkata Ramana, T.K. Haneef , S. K. Albert, Babu Rao Jinugu, C.K. Mukhopadhyay, B. P. C. Rao DETECTION OF HYDROGEN ASSISTED CRACKING SUSCEPTIBILITY IN MODIFIED 9Cr-1Mo STEEL WELDS BY ACOUSTIC EMISSION TECHNIQUE
10 Sharp Tools Award-2 (2nd Best Paper In Welding Fabrication And Practices) Rs.4,000/- Sharp Tools Ltd,Coimbatore R.G.Rangasamy, V. Venkatesan, S.Prasath, B.K.Chennakeshava EXPERIENCES DURING WELDING AND FABRICATION OF MODIFIED 9Cr-1Mo COMPONENTS & PIPING FOR 500 MWe PROTOTYPE FAST BREEDER REACTOR
11 EWAC Alloys Award (Best Paper In Reclamation And Repair Welding) Rs.10,000/- Ewac Alloys Limited, Mumbai Mayank Banjare,Vimal Kumar, B.K.Muduli REPAIR OF CRACKS IN HIGH THICKNESS QUENCH AND TEMPERED STEEL
12 D&H SECHERON AWARD (Best Presented Paper) Rs.10,000.00 D & H Secheron Electrodes Ltd., Indore D. Vignesh Babu Challenging Experience in Replacing the Sodium/Water Steam Generator of the Fast Breeder Test Reactor
13 WELDMAN AWARD (Best Paper in Automation or Process Development) Rs.5,000.00 Weldman Synergic Pvt Ltd., Kolkata Ashok Kumar.P, Trishita Ray, M Shome GALVANNEALED (GA) STEELS BUTT JOINING USING COLD METAL TRANSFER (CMT) GAS METAL ARC WELDING (GMAW) FOR AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS
14 Venus Wires Award (Best Technical Paper In Stainless Steel Application) RS.10,000.00 Venus Wires Ltd, Mumbai Raffi Mohammed, G Madhusudhan Reddy, K Srinivasa Rao STUDIES ON MICROSTRUCTURE, MECHANICAL AND CORROSION BEHAVIOUR ON FRICTION STIR WELDS OF HIGH NITROGEN STAINLESS STEEL
15 Weldwell Speciality Award (Best Thesis In The Field Of Welding Submitted For The Award Of Ph. D) Rs.10,,000.00 Weldwell Speciality Pvt Ltd, Mumbai Dr. M. Vijayalakshmi (Guides: Dr. Koteswararao V.Rajulapati and Dr. G. Madhusudhan Reddy) Advanced Methods of Joining for Indian Reduced Activation Ferritic-Martensitic Steel
16 ASSOCIATE ENGINEERS AWARD (Best M.Tech Thesis Submitted For Award Of Degree In The Previous Academic Year) RS.5,000.00 Associate Engineers Baroda Sam Stephen Raj P (Guides: Dr. S. Mallarvizhi) Analysis of Mechanical Properties and Micro Characteristics of Inconel 625 component fabricated by Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing
17 KEMPII-WELDNET WORK AWARD / Young Engineers Competition Rs.50,000.00 Kemppi India Pvt. Ltd., Chennai Mr. U. AyYaPPan (Team Leader), Mr. Raison Samuel, Faurecia Clean MobititY, SriPerumbudhur, Tamit Nadu Wetd Chattenges in New Thin Metal Exhaust System
Winner
Runners-up Rs.25,000.00 Weldnet Work, Cochin Mr. Kiran Soni (Team Leader), Mr. KrishnaPrakash Bhatt, Larsen &. Toubro, Vadodara Heavy Engineering Works, 101, Ranoli, GIDC. Ranoti, Vadodara, Gujarat Mutti-Layer Stetlite HardFacing Wetd OvertaY bY Plasma (Transferred) Arc Wetding (PTAW) Process for Critical Applications
Second Runners-up Rs.10,000.00 Weldnet Work, Cochin Dr. Kush P Mehta (Team Leader), Dr. Niravkumar P Patel, Pandit DeendaYal Petroteum University (PDPU), Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Technotogy (SOT), Raisan, Gandhinagar, Gujarat Devetopment & AnatYsis on Dissimitar Cooting Assistecl Hybrid Friction Stir Wetding: Numerical and ExDerimentaI AsPect
18 Kempii-Nextgen Award
On National Skill Competition For Best Welder Woman (Structural / SMAW / 2F&3G position, CS) Rs.20,000.00 Kemppi India Pvt. Ltd., Chennai & Nextgen Plasma Ltd., Kolkata Ms. Arati P. Patole, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.
On National Skill Competition For Best Welder Woman (Structural / GMAW / 6G position, CS) Rs.20,000.00 Kemppi India Pvt. Ltd., Chennai & Nextgen Plasma Ltd., Kolkata Ms. Rasika P. Lokhande, Mahindra Vehicle Mfg. Ltd.
19 ELCA Laboratories Award
On National Skill Competition For Best Structural Welder (SMAW) – 2F & 3G Position (Carbon Steel) Rs.20,000.00 Elca Quality Systems And Calibrations Pvt Ltd, Thane, Maharashtra To be announced on 13-Dec-2018 at Kochi
On National Skill Competition For Best Structural Welder (GMAW) – 2F & 3G Position (Carbon Steel) Rs.20,000.00 Elca Quality Systems And Calibrations Pvt Ltd, Thane, Maharashtra To be announced on 13-Dec-2018 at Kochi
On National Skill Competition For Best Pipe Welder (SMAW) – 6G Position (Carbon Steel) Rs.20,000.00 Elca Quality Systems And Calibrations Pvt Ltd, Thane, Maharashtra To be announced on 13-Dec-2018 at Kochi
On National Skill Competition for Best Pipe Welder (GMAW) – 6G Position (Carbon Steel) Rs.20,000.00 Elca Quality Systems And Calibrations Pvt Ltd, Thane, Maharashtra To be announced on 13-Dec-2018 at Kochi
On National Skill Competition Best Pipe Welder (GTAW) – 6G Position (Carbon Steel) Rs.20,000.00 Elca Quality Systems And Calibrations Pvt Ltd, Thane, Maharashtra To be announced on 13-Dec-2018 at Kochi
On National Skill Competition For Best Pipe Welder (OFW) – 6G Position (Carbon Steel) Rs.20,000.00 Elca Quality Systems And Calibrations Pvt Ltd, Thane, Maharashtra To be announced on 13-Dec-2018 at Kochi
20 ELCA Laboratories Award On National Skill Competition For Best Welding Engineer Rs.20,000.00 Elca Quality Systems And Calibrations Pvt Ltd,Thane, Maharashtra To be announced on 13-Dec-2018 at Kochi