National Physical Laboratory
From Indian Science Information
National Physical Laboratory (NPL), New Delhi is one of the earliest national laboratories set up under the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research. Jawaharlal Nehru laid the foundation stone of NPL on the 4 January 1947. Dr. K. S. Krishnan was the first Director of the laboratory. The main building of the laboratory was formally opened by Former Deputy Prime Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on 21 January 1950. NPL is the maintainer of SI units in India and also calibrates the national standards of weights and measures. National Physical Laboratory has the responsibility of realizing the units of physical measurements based on the International System (SI units) under the subordinate legislations of weights & Measures Act 1956 (reissued in 1988 under the 1976 Act). NPL also has the statutory obligation to realize, establish, maintain, reproduce and update the national standards of measurement & calibration facilities for different parameters.
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Research Area
Measurement standards, Engineering Materials, Chemistry and Physics of materials. Work emphasis is on measurement standard development, design & process and Resource Modeling.
Directors
- Dr. Vikram Kumar, Current.
- Dr. Krishan Lal, 2000-2003.
- Dr. A.K. Ray Chaudhuri, 1997-2000.
- Dr. R.S. RajaGopal 1991-1997.
- Dr. S.K. Joshi, 1986-1991.
- Dr. A.P. Mitra, 1982-1986.
- Dr. A. R. Verma, 1965-1986.
- Dr. P.K. Kichlu, 1961-1965.
- Dr. K.S. Krishnan, 1947-1961.
Location
National Physical laboratory (NPL) is situated near to Pusa Gate (next to IARI) on Dr. K.S. Krishnan Marg, New Delhi.
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