We can be proud of
Dr. K Radhakrishnan, Chairman, Indian Space Research
Organisation, hails from Irinjalakuda.
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Dr. K. Radhakrishnan
Education
Graduate in Electrical
Engineering, Kerala University
(1970)
MBA, Indian Institute of
Management (IIM), Bangalore (1976)
PhD, Indian Institute of
Technology (IIT), Kharagpur (2000)
Date of birth
29 August 1949, Irinjalakuda, Kerala,
India
Fellowships/Memberships
Fellow, Indian National Academy of
Engineering
Member, International Academy of
Astronautics
Fellow, Andhra Pradesh Academy of
Sciences
Fellow, Indian Society of Remote
Sensing
Fellow, Systems Society of India
Fellow, Indian Geophysical Union
President, Indian Society of Remote
Sensing (2005-07)
Vice President,Indian Geophysical
Union (2007-09)
Positions held
(National)
Starting his career as an Avionics
Engineer in 1971 at the Vikram
Sarabhai Space Centre, he
commendably held following decisive
positions in ISRO and Ministry of
Earth Sciences:
since October 2008
Member, Space Commission
2007-09
Director, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre,
Trivandrum
2005-08
Director, National Remote Sensing
Agency, Hyderabad
2000-05
Founder Director, Indian National Centre
for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS)
The first Project Director of Indian
National Tsunami Warning System.
1997-2000
Mission Director, Integrated Mission for
Sustainable Development (IMSD)
Deputy Director, National Remote Sensing
Agency (NRSA), Hyderabad
1989-97
Director, National Natural Resources
Management
System-Regional Remote Sensing Service
Centres
1987-89
Project Director, setting up Regional
Remote Sensing Centres
1987-97
Director, Budget & Economic Analysis for
entire ISRO
Positions held
(International)
Dr. Radhakrishnan is well recognized
in the international scene. As the
founder Chairman, he established the
Regional alliance in Indian Ocean
for the Global Ocean Observing
System (IOGOOS) in November 2002 and
led it during 2002-06 to become the
stand-out GOOS regional alliance of
the world. As Vice Chairman of the
Intergovernmental Oceanographic
Commission (IOC) during 2001-05, he
made a mark in this apex body under
the UN System on Ocean Sciences and
Services, with 131 Member States,
and played a pivotal role in
restructuring the Global Ocean
Observing System, the largest and
most complex of the scientific and
technical programmes led by the IOC.
Currently he is leader of the Indian
Delegation to the UN Committee on
Peaceful Use of Outer Space as well
as Chairman of the Working Group of
the Whole of its S&T Sub-Committee.
know Dr. K
Radhakrishnan
Dr.
K. Radhakrishnan, The New Chairman of Indian
Space Research Institute (ISRO), Former Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC),He was the
director of National Remote Sensing Agency, had
his engineering degree from Kerala University,
MBA from the Indian Institute of Management in
Bangalore and doctorate from the Indian
Institute of Technology in Kharagpur.
K. Radhakrishnan,
belongs to Irinjalakuda. Father Kuriakattil
Krishnankutty Menon, Rtd. Deputy Collector,
Mother Koppillil Ammini Amma, Rtd. District
Educational Officer, Kizhakkevallapill Padmini,
wife, working in State Bank of Travancore.
Mr.
Radhakrishnan had held positions such as the
director of the Regional Remote Sensing Service
Centres of the National Natural Resources Management
System, director of Budget and Economic Analysis
wing of ISRO, national director of Integrated
Mission for Sustainable Development and director of
Indian National Centre for Ocean Service.
He was the vice chairman of Inter
Governmental Oceanographic Commission of
UNESCO from 2001 to 2005, chairman of
the Indian Ocean Global Ocean Observing
System from 2001 to 2006, coordinator in
the Indian Ocean region for the
International Agro Project and member
and executive of International Agro
Steering Team from 2001 to 2005.He is a
member of the Indian delegation to the
UN Committee on Peaceful Use of Outer
Space since June 2006.
He had also
headed the project for developing an
Early Warning System against Tsunami and
Storm Surges, before becoming the
director of National Remote Sensing
Agency in November 2005. Mr.
Radhakrishnan had also held several key
responsibilities at the international
level.
Dr.
K Radhakrishnan in a Kathakali performance at
Irinjalakuda Koodalmanikyam Temple
Dr.
K Radhakrishnan ina Sangeethakacheri at Sri
Guruvayur Temple
Irinjalakuda Press Club Members with ISRO
Chairman Dr. K. Radhakrishnan
at his house at Irinjalakuda
Avionics expert Dr. K. Radhakrishnan (right),
after assuming office as Chairman, Indian Space
Research Organisation on Oct. 31, 2009, handing
over a traditional lamp to the outgoing ISRO
chief, G. Madhavan Nair. - photo: ISRO
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