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In a commercially viable manner. Prof. John has mentored many plasma physicists and played a catalytic role in nucleating plasma physics research in universities through leading many initiatives of the Department of Science and Technology. Prof. John participated in the negotiations leading to India becoming a partner in the ITER project and helped establish ITER-India, the entity managing the Indian commitment to ITER. He was a member of the Science and Technology Advisory Committee of ITER and represented India on the ITER Council. He served as the Co-Chairman of the Indo-Euratom. Coordination Committee for Collaboration in Fusion Research between India and Euratom Partners. With India’s entry into ITER, Prof. John developed the National Fusion Programme for broadening the base of Indian research in fusion science and technology by funding universities and educational institutions in research in this area and continues to serve as Chairman, Plasma and Fusion Research Committee of the BRNS.

Prof. John has close to 90 publications in international journals and holds 12 patents for plasma devices and plasma-aided manufacturing processes. His book “Plasma Sciences and the Creation of Wealth”, published by Tata

McGraw-Hill in 2005 addresses a broad audience on the value addition through plasma-based technologies. A translation of this book into the Chinese language has been brought out. Prof. John is a Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences and Gujarat Science Academy. He was a consultant to the International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna on industrial plasma applications, to the International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste on capacity building in plasma physics in developing countries and to the UN University, Tokyo on promotion of plasma physics research in developing countries. He served as Head, Physics Section of the IAEA in 2002-2003. In recognition of the contributions made by Prof John to Science and Technology, the Government of India honored him with Padma Shri in 2010.