Bhubaneswar: The National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER) Bhubaneswar marked a significant milestone in India’s healthcare and nuclear medicine sector with the ground-breaking ceremony of its Medical Cyclotron , Nuclear Medicine Hospital, and Centre for Medical & Radiation Physics. The event, celebrated on campus, was graced by Dr. Ajit K. Mohanty, Secretary of the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE).

Dr. Mohanty, who was born on October 11, 1959, has previously served as the Director of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) from March 2019 to September 2023. Over his distinguished career, he has contributed to multiple areas of nuclear physics, ranging from sub-Coulomb barrier collision energies to relativistic regimes, through work at the Pelletron accelerator at

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