Mohinder L. Nayyar Honored by ASME for His Contributions to Codes and Standards

NEW YORK, November 20, 2012 — Mohinder L. Nayyar, P.E., a resident of Brookeville, Md., will be honored by ASME for his extraordinary leadership and professionalism in consensus building and work force training in support of the development of ASME codes and standards for pressure equipment, and for promoting their acceptance by regulatory agencies worldwide. He will receive ASME's Melvin R. Green Codes and Standards Medal.

The medal honors the memory and extraordinary contributions of Melvin R. Green, an ardent supporter of industrial standards and longtime employee of the Society. It recognizes outstanding contributions to the development, promulgation or management of documents, objects or devices used in ASME programs of technical codification, standardization and conformity assessment. The award will be presented to Mr. Nayyar during a special Honors Assembly to be held in conjunction with ASME's 2012 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Nov. 9-15, in Houston.

Nayyar is an internationally recognized specialist in the areas of piping, valves, materials, and codes and standards. His 46 years of professional experience—including senior principal engineer at Bechtel Power Corporation from 1974 until his retirement in 2011—includes design engineering, construction, operation and maintenance, and in-service inspection activities on more than 100 mega fossil and nuclear power and other groundbreaking projects. He provided advice to senior management and guidance to all business lines of Bechtel in regard to the application of codes and standards, and resolving technical issues; initiated and implemented innovative ideas to improve working processes and quality; and developed and conducted training programs for clients and others.

Nayyar has published articles in Valve Magazine; authored an article titled Pipeline for the 7th edition of the Encyclopedia of Science and Technology (McGraw-Hill, 1992); is author/editor-in-chief of the Piping Handbook (6th and 7th editions; McGraw-Hill, 1992 and 1999); and authored Piping Databook (McGraw-Hill, 2002).

An ASME Fellow, Nayyar has served tirelessly as a volunteer in countless leadership and membership roles. As a member of the ASME Council on Standards and Certification, Board on Pressure Technology Codes and Standards, and Board on Nuclear Codes and Standards; and as chair and vice chair of ASME and International Organization for Standardization committees, Nayyar has made and continues to make a difference by initiating and incorporating new rules and developing new standards.

His extensive list of contributions includes: promoting the globalization of ASME codes through the establishment of in-country International Working Groups (five in India) while chair of the B31 Code for Pressure Piping Standards Committee; leading the pioneering effort to develop a new standard for low temperature toughness requirements for piping while the inaugural chair of the B31 Materials Technical Committee; publishing the first metric version of four flange standards while chair of the B16 Committee on Flanges; and interacting with state and federal agencies to promote the incorporation of ASME standards in government regulations.

Nayyar has also established new ASME committees to address the latest industry needs and developing technologies. To harness the technological developments and to develop new standards for nonmetallic materials and pressure piping, Nayyar initiated, established and is serving as the inaugural chair of the Standards Committee on Nonmetallic Pressure Piping Systems.

Nayyar is the recipient of a number of ASME certificates and awards, including the Master of Power Piping Award (2009) and the ASME Dedicated Service Award (2010).

Nayyar earned a bachelor's degree in physics, chemistry and mathematics at Agra University, India, in 1963; and a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, in 1966. In 1969, he earned his master's degree in history/international relations at Agra University. He is a registered professional engineer in Virginia.

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