 Involved in the formulation of national and regional policies for technology and education.Concurrently Visiting Full Professor I.I.T., Delhi, and Bhopal University, 1982 1984, and Visiting Full Professor, Indian Institute of Science (Bangalore), 1977 1980; Visiting Full Professor, University of California, 1983 (Fall).Full Professor, Division of Mechanical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, in Departments of Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgy, and Industrial Management, and Director of Foundry Lab, Composites Lab and Technology Forecasting and Management Center.