Dr. V.R. Krishnan is an accomplished Materials Technologies Consultant with over four
decades of experience in welding, materials selection, corrosion, and related engineering services across
industries such as oil & gas, petrochemicals, power, and infrastructure. He holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical
Engineering (Underwater Welding) from IIT Delhi, an M.S. in Industrial Metallurgy (Welding Technology) and a
B.Tech. in Metallurgy from IIT Madras. He currently serves as an Independent Consultant and Subject Matter
Expert for organizations like GAIL, IGL, MNGL, BPCL, Reliance, and EY India, and is Chairman of the Centre of
Excellence for Welding at TISS, Mumbai. Previously, he held senior positions at Engineers India Limited,
including Executive Director and Head of Materials & Welding Technology. He is a Fellow or Member of several
professional bodies such as IIW, IIM, ISNT, and NACE, and has served in leadership roles including Chairman of
IIW Delhi, Vice President of IWS, and Chairman of BIS Welding Applications Committee. He has been a keynote
speaker at international conferences, a visiting professor and examiner at IITs/NITs, and recipient of
multiple Lifetime Achievement Awards for his contribution to welding and materials engineering.