Dr. G. Madhusudhan Reddy has been working in Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory, Hyderabad. He has made significant contributions in the area of joining of similar and dissimilar metals using fusion and solid state joining processes. He has also been instrumental in setting up of the state-of-the-art welding facilities at DMRL. He is member of the Editorial Board of Defence Technology Journal and Indian Institute of Welding Journal. He received numerous awards and among them are Best Metallurgist award from the Ministry of Steel, Government of India, DRDO Scientist of the Year Award from Ministry of defence, Government of India, Keith Hartley memorial Award of the Indian Institute of Welding, SK Mazumdar Memorial Award of the Indian Welding Society. He has more than 400 research publications. AICTE-INAE Distinguished Visiting Professor at University of Hyderabad and Andhra University. He is Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering, American Society of Metals, Indian Institute of Metals, Indian Welding Society and Telangana Academy of Sciences.