Koppillil Radhakrishnan

For other people named Radhakrishnan, see Radhakrishnan (name).

K. Radhakrishnan
Radhakrishnan in 2014
Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation
In office
30 October 2009 (2009-10-30) – 31 December 2014 (2014-12-31)
Preceded byG. Madhavan Nair
Succeeded byShailesh Nayak
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Personal details
Born (1949-08-29) 29 August 1949 (age 75)
Irinjalakuda, United State of Travancore and Cochin, Dominion of India
(present day Thrissur, Kerala, India)
Alma mater
Known forChandrayaan-1, Mangalyaan
AwardsPadma Bhushan (2014)[1]
Scientific career
FieldsElectrical Engineering
Space research
Institutions

K. Radhakrishnan[2] a.k.a. Koppillil Radhakrishnan[3] (born 29 August 1949) is an Indian space scientist who headed the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) as Chairman of Space Commission, Secretary of the Department of Space, Government of India.[4][5][6][7] Under his leadership, India became the first country to reach Mars in its first attempt.[8]

Presently, he is the chairperson of the Board of Governors of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur[9][10] and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the IIT Council; chairman of the overarching Committee set up my Ministry of Education for strengthening the Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Educational Institutions;[11] Chairman of the Expert Committees of DST on 'Sophisticated Analytical & Technical Help Institutes (SATHI)[12] & 'Sophisticated Analytical Instruments Facilities (SAIF)'; and chairman, High-powered Committee of Indian Knowledge Systems, Ministry of Education-Government of India[13] besides being a Member of National Security Advisory Board, and Space Commission[14] and Honorary Distinguished Advisor in the Department of Space/ISRO.[15]

He is a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering; Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, India; Honorary Life Fellow of the Institution of Engineers, India; Honorary Fellow of the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers, India; Member of the International Academy of Astronautics; Distinguished Fellow of Astronautical Society of India; Fellow of the Andhra Pradesh Academy of Sciences; Honorary Fellow of the Kerala Academy of Sciences; Fellow of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing; and Fellow of the Indian Geophysical Union.[7] He is an accomplished vocalist (Carnatic music) and Kathakali artist.[16]

Penguin Random House India published his autobiography My Odyssey: Memoirs of the Man Behind the Mangalyaan Mission (ISBN 978-0-670-08906-2), co-authored by Radhakrishnan and Nilanjan Routh, in November 2016.[17]

  1. ^ "List of Padma awardees". The Hindu. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  2. ^ "formerchairman". www.isro.gov.in. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Isro, IISc men get top national honour". The Times of India. 26 January 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  4. ^ "ISRO gets a new chairman". Deccan Herald. 25 October 2009. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
  5. ^ "Dr K Radhakrishnan made ISRO chief". Press Trust of India. 24 October 2009. Archived from the original on 27 October 2009.
  6. ^ "ISRO chairman K Radhakrishnan retires". Hindustan Times. Press Trust of India. 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on 31 December 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  7. ^ a b "Dr. K. Radhakrishnan (2009-2014) - ISRO". Indian Space Research Organisation. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  8. ^ "Citation Needed", Retcon Game, University Press of Mississippi
  9. ^ Somasekhar, M. (22 February 2019). "Former ISRO chief nominated as chairperson at IIT Kanpur". @businessline. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  10. ^ "Former Isro chief Radhakrishnan nominated as IIT-Kanpur board chairman - Times of India". The Times of India. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  11. ^ "Report of the Overarching Committee, Constituted by Ministry Of Education in November 2022" (PDF). 12 May 2023.
  12. ^ "Pti".
  13. ^ "Education Ministry Constitutes 22 member High Powered Committee on IKS". 14 October 2022. Archived from the original on 14 October 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  14. ^ "Space Commission". www.isro.gov.in. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  15. ^ "Radhakrishnan Koppillil". LinkedIn.
  16. ^ "Dr K Radhakrishnan made ISRO chief". Hindustan Times. 24 October 2009. Archived from the original on 27 October 2009. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
  17. ^ "My Odyssey - Penguin India". Penguin India. Retrieved 5 June 2018.