OBITUARY-Prof. R. K. Ray
OBITUARY Professor Ranjit Kumar Ray (Passed away on June 24, 2025) With deep sorrow, we announce the passing of Professor Ranjit Kumar Ray on June 24, 2025 . A towering figure in the field of Metallurgical Engineering, Professor Ray's academic and research contributions have left an indelible mark on materials science both in India and across the world. Professor Ray held B.E., M.E., and Ph.D. degrees in Metallurgical Engineering from Calcutta University, and earned a second Ph.D. in Physical Metallurgy and Science of Materials from the University of Birmingham, U.K. His illustrious teaching career spanned over four decades, beginning with Bengal Engineering College, Shibpur (now IIEST Shibpur), where he served for more than 11 years. He then taught at IIT Kanpur for 28 years, followed by over a decade as Visiting Scientist at the R&D Division of Tata Steel, Jamshedpur. From 2014 to 2019, he was a Visiting Professor at IIEST Shibpur, and from 2019, he served as an AI...