CSIR Foundation Day Lectures
Delivered every year by an eminent national personality

1988
"Research and Development Co-operation between Government, Laboratories and Industry"
Capt S Prabhala, Chairman and Managing Director, Bharat Electronics Limited

1989
Wg Cdr I M Chopra, Chairman, HAL

1990
Kaveri Engine Project
Dr R Krishnan, Director, GTRE

1991
"R & D Industry Interface"
R N Sharma, Chairman, HAL

1992
"Civil Aviation : Prospects and Opportunities"
Air Cdr R Gopalaswami, CMD, Bharat Dynamics Limited

1993
"CSIR and Technological Self Reliance"
Dr S R Valluri, former Director, NAL

1994
"Lessons in Science from a University, Department, a National Laboratory and a Government Department"
Dr P Rama Rao, Secretary, Department of Science and Technology

1995
"Modern Biology and Bio-Medical Applications"
Prof G Padmanaban, Director, Indian Institute of Science

1996
"Technology Vision 2020; Industry-Lab Partnership"
Y S Rajan, Senior Adviser(Technology), Confederation of Indian Industry(CII)

1997
"R & D Management in the Indian context : Prospects and Challenges")
Dr M Rammohan Rao, Director, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore

1998
"Implications of the Recommendations of the National Task Force on IT to S&T Organisations"
Dr N Seshagiri, Special Secretary, Planning Commission and Director-General, National Information Centre

1999
"New Materials Development - Challenges"
Dr A K Singh, Head, Materials Science Division "Role of Failure analysis in Flight Safety"
Dr Raghuram, Deputy Head, Materials Science Division

"Surface Modification with Nano Materials - An Emerging Area"
Dr S R Rajagopalan, Emeritus Scientist, Surface Engineering Unit

2000
Symposium on New Technology Initiatives at NAL
"Optical Mesaurement Technique"
Dr P R Viswanath, Experimental Aerodynamics Division and Dr Indira Rajagopal, Surface Engineering Unit

"Ramjet and Scramjet Technology"
Dr J J Isaac, Propulsion Division

"Data Fusion"
Dr J R Raol, Flight Mechnaics & Control Division

"Ceramics for Aerospace Components"
Dr T S Kannan, Materials Science Division

"Active Noise Control"
Dr S V Narasimhan, Aerospace Electronics and Systems Division

2001
"Engineering the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle"
Mr R V Perumal, Associate Director - Projects, VSSC, Thiruvananthapuram

"ATF - 15 Years with ISRO. "
Dr Ranjan Moodithaya, Head, ATF

2002
"Combustion Science & Technology and India "
Prof H S Mukunda,Department of Aerospace Engineering, IISc.

"Design & Development of Control Laws for Modern Aircraft"
Mr Shyam Chetty, Scientist, FMCD

2003
"Kaveri Engine Design and Development"
Mr S C Kaushal, Director, GTRE

"Fibre Technology at NAL"
Mr M K Sridhar, Scientist, Materials Science Division

2004
"Rural Technology Development-Issues and Experiences"
Prof B N Raghunandan, Chairman, Department
of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Science

"Advanced Flow Diagnostics and Applications. "
Dr P R Viswanath, Head, EAD

2005
"Measuring and Assessing Science."
Prof P Balaram, Director, IISc

"Current Business Strategies of NAL "
Mr M S Ramachandra, Head, PMED

2006

Taking Technology From Laboratory to Market
Dr J Narayana Das, Director, Naval Materials Research Laboratory, Ambarnath

High-Speed Combustor Technology
Dr J J Isaac, Head, Propulsion and Wind Energy Divisions

2007

Strategy for Indigenous Capability Building in Aeronautics.
Vice Admiral Raman Puri (Retd) PVSM, AVSM, VSM

Instrumentation and Materials technology
Dr T G Ramesh, Head, Material Science Division

2008

50 Years of DRDO and Its Partners
Dr P S Subramanyam, Distinguished Scientist and Director,ADA

Augmentation of National Trisonic Aerodynamics Facilities
Dr G K Suryanarayana, Deputy Head, National Trisonic Aerodynamic Facilities

2009

 Indian Aerospace Industry - An Odyssey
Mr Ashok Nayak, Chairman, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Bangalore

RTA as a Business Proposition
Dr Satish Chandra, Scientist, Structural Technologies Division

2010

Mr. Ravi Chauhan, the Managing Director, India & SAARC, Juniper Networks India Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore
“New Generation Networks and Cloud Computing”. 

Dr. P. Goswami, Scientist, CMMACS
Business of Weather Informatics, ushering the era of Equity of Knowledge

2011

Dr K Tamilmani the Chief Executive & Distinguished Scientist, Centre for Military Airworthiness and Certification, Ministry of Defence, BangaloreAeronautics in India – Today and Tomorrow

Dr G N Dayananda, Senior Principal Scientist & Head, CSMST, NAL
“Impact of autoclave technologies developed at CSIR-NAL”