Shailesh Nayak | |
|---|---|
 Shailesh Nayak in 2012 | |
| Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation | |
| In office 1 January 2015 – 12 January 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Koppillil Radhakrishnan |
| Succeeded by | A. S. Kiran Kumar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 August 1953 Billimora, Navsari, Gujarat |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Oceanography, Geology and Remote sensing |
| Institutions | Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt of India |
Shailesh Nayak (born 21 August 1953) is an Indian scientist and is currently Director of the National Institute of Advanced Studies, Chancellor of TERI School of Advanced Studies and Distinguished Scientist in the Ministry of Earth Sciences. He was the Chair of the Earth System Science Organization (ESSO) and Secretary to the Government of India for Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) Indian government, between August 2008 – 2015. He was also the Chairman of Earth Commission in India. He served as the interim chairman of ISRO between 31 December 2014 and 11 January 2015.[1][1]
He has also served as director of the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services, INCOIS, Hyderabad, India,[2] an autonomous institution under ESSO (May 2006 to July 2008). At ESSO-INCOIS, he set up a state-of-the-art Early Warning System for Tsunami and Storm Surges in the Indian Ocean. He was responsible for the conceptualization and development of Marine GIS. He made outstanding contributions in improving advisory services related to potential fishing zones, ocean state forecast, and Indian Argo project.
He has been providing leadership for the programs related to science of climate change,[3] weather services, polar science, ocean science and modeling, ocean survey, resources, and technology. He chaired an expert group and helped to establish a national GIS in the country.
- ^ T E Narasimhan. "A S Kiran Kumar appointed Isro chairman". Business Standard. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
- ^ "Incois Home Page : Ocean forecast, Ocean information services, oceanographic research, scientific community, Ocean Development, Biological Oceanography, Marine Meteorogical Advisory Services, Remote Sensing Applications, Ocean Information Bank, Ocean Currents Data, GIS, Argo Data Management System, Fishery relevant information, Ocean Satellite Data, Oceanic realms, Global Climate Observing Systems, Climate weather Forecasts, Ocean modelling, INCOIS". Incois.gov.in. Retrieved 2013-12-01.
- ^ "Shailesh Nayak — Climate Change Action". Climatechangeaction.in. Archived from the original on 2015-04-03. Retrieved 2013-12-01.