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Koppillil Radhakrishnan (born 29 August 1949) is an Indian scientist. He is chairman of the Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, having taken the position in December 2014, and is chairman for the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology.Radhakrishnan previously served as chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) between 2009 and 2014. He is a life fellow of the Indian Geophysical Union and is also an accomplished vocalist (Carnatic music) and Kathakali artist.

Fields

• Electrical engineering


• Space research

Awards

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  Padma Bhushan (2014)

  
  

Radhakrishnan hails from Irinjalakuda in Thrissur district, Kerala. After his studies from Christ College, Irinjalakuda, he completed his B.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering in 1970 from the Government Engineering College, Thrissur. He started his career in the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) as an Avionics Engineer at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Trivandrum, in 1971.

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Mambillikalathil Govind Kumar Menon, FRS (28 August 1928 – 22 November 2016)also known as M. G. K. Menon, was a physicist and policy maker from India. He had a prominent role in the development of science and technology in India over four decades. One of his most important contributions was nurturing the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, which his mentor Homi J. Bhabha founded in 1945.

Born

• Mambillikalathil Govind Kumar Menon


• 28 August 1928


• Mangalore, Karnataka, India

Field

• Physics

Institutions

• Tata Institute of Fundamental Research


• Indian Space Research Organisation


• Department of Science & Technology, Government of India

Awards

• Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology (1960),


• Fellow of the Royal Society(FRS)(1970)


• Abdus Salam Medal (1996)

 

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