ISRO satellite centre director

Who is presently director of ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) satellite centre? Would you please give me short profile ISRO satellite centre director?

ISRO satellite centre director : Dr T K Alex

Dr T K Alex received is gold medalist and received his bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering from the Kerala University.

He developed new mathematical models for the IR radiation of the Earth in carbon dioxide band. Dr Alex contributed significantly in configuring most of the Indian satellites. He was the Head of the Sensor Systems Division of ISAC and Project manager for the attitude control systems of IRS-I.

Starting with the first Indian Satellite Aryabhata he has been responsible for the sensor systems in all the Indian satellites.

__________________
https://t.me/pump_upp

I have some work in U R Rao Satellite Centre (URSC) of ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC). Will you tell who the ISRO Satellite Centre Director also tell list of former directors of Center?

The U R Rao Satellite Centre (URSC), formerly ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC) is an Indian Space Research Organisation centre for the design, development, and construction of Indian satellites.

ISRO Satellite Centre Director

Shri P. Kunhikrishnan, Distinguished Scientist of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) assumed as Director of U.R. Rao Satellite Centre (URSC), the lead Centre in the country for design, development and realization of all the satellites of ISRO, on 1st August, 2018

About Director:

Key positions held in the International Bodies:

Chairman, Working Group of the Whole (WGW) in United Nations Committee on Peaceful Uses of Outer space (UNCOPUOS) at Vienna.
Co-Chair, ISRO-DLR (German) working group on space subject.
Co-Chair, Indo-US Civil Space Joint Working Group (CSJWG)
Member, International Academy of Astronautics (IAA)

Awards

Swadesi Sastra Puraskar for the year 2015
Vigyan Pratibha Samman 2017 by the Government of Madhya Pradesh
ISRO Individual Merit Award for the year 2010
Astronautical Society of India (ASI) award for the year 2011
ISRO Performance Excellence Award in 2013
ISRO Team Excellence Award-2013 as Team Leader of PSLV C-25/Mars Orbiter Mission
ISRO Outstanding Achievement Award for the year 2018.

Affiliation to Professional Bodies:

National President, Indian Society of Systems for Science & Engineering - ISSE
Fellow of Indian National Academy of Engineers - INAE
Fellow of AP Academy of Sciences
Fellow of Institution of Electronics & Telecom Engineering - IETE

List of Former directors:

Prof Udupi Ramachandra Rao (1976-1984) was the founding director.

Col N Pant (1984-1990), a Padma Shri recipient

Dr K Kasturirangan (1990-1994), a recipient of the three major civilian awards from the Government of India: the Padma Shri (1982), Padma Bhushan (1992) and Padma Vibhushan (2000).He later became the Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation

Shri R Aravamudan (1994-1997)
Dr P S Goel (1997-2005), a Padma Shri recipient
Dr K. N. Shankara, (2005-2008), a Padma Shri recipient
Dr T K Alex (2008-2012),[5] a Padma Shri recipient
Dr S. K. Shivkumar (2012-2015),[6] a Padma Shri recipient
Dr Mylswamy Annadurai (2015-2018),[7] a Padma Shri recipient

__________________
Answered By StudyChaCha Member