Tapan Misra

Tapan Misra
Director, Space Applications Centre, Indian Space Research Organisation
In office
February 2015 (2015-02) – July 2018 (2018-07)
Preceded byA. S. Kiran Kumar
Succeeded byD. K. Das
Director, Physical Research Laboratory, Indian Space Research Organisation
In office
June 2016 (2016-06) – February 2017 (2017-02)
Preceded byUtpal Sarkar
Succeeded byAnil Bhardwaj
Personal details
Born (1961-01-20) 20 January 1961 (age 63)
Rayagada, Odisha, India
EducationJadavpur University (Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering)
Websitesisirradar.com

Tapan Misra (born 20 January 1961) is an Indian scientist who has been the Director of Space Applications Centre[1] and Physical Research Laboratory[2] in ISRO. He later became Senior Advisor to the Chairman, ISRO.[3]

In 2022, Misra founded a space-tech startup called Sisir Radar, which manufactures Synthetic Aperture Radars (SAR), a technology that he pioneered in ISRO, for drones and satellites.[4] Sisir Radar will make synthetic aperture radars (SAR) that can be fixed on drones for imaging smaller land areas.[5]

  1. ^ "Tapan Misra takes over as ISRO's Space Applications Centre director". www.thehindubusinessline.com. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Anil Bhardwaj appointed new director of Physical Research Laboratory | Ahmedabad News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  3. ^ Thomas, Soumya (21 July 2018). "ISRO shifts senior scientist Tapan Misra from Ahmedabad to its headquarters in Bengaluru". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Former ISRO scientist's startup to make low-altitude, high-resolution radars". The Indian Express. 12 March 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  5. ^ Web2, Indian (15 March 2022). "Retired ISRO Scientist's Startup To Make SAR Radars that Can Be Attached to Drones". www.indianweb2.com. Retrieved 15 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)