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Abraham E. Muthunayagam
Dr Abraham E. Muthunayagam, a mechanical engineer with a PhD from Purdue University, USA, joined INCOSPAR, the predecessor of ISRO, in 1966, where he contributed extensively to the...lihat lebih banyakDr Abraham E. Muthunayagam, a mechanical engineer with a PhD from Purdue University, USA, joined INCOSPAR, the predecessor of ISRO, in 1966, where he contributed extensively to the development of propulsion technologies as the founder–director of the organization's Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre. From 1996 to 2001, he was secretary, Department of Ocean Development, Government of India, and chairman, Regional Committee of Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission for the Central Indian Ocean. He was vice-chairman, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (1996–98) and chairman, Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (1998–2000). He has been the founder–vice chancellor of Karunya University, Coimbatore (2001–04); executive vice president, Kerala State Council for Science and Technology and Environment (2005–07); chairman, Board of Governors, IIT Madras (2005–08); and chairman, State Environment Impact Assessment Authority, Kerala (2011–13). Dr Muthunayagam has received several national accolades, including the Dr V.M. Ghatage Award from the Aeronautical Society of India (1989), the Mechanical Engineering Design Award (1995) from the Institution of Engineers (India), the Life Time Achievement Award in Ocean Science and Technology (2007) from the Ministry of Earth Sciences, the ISRO Outstanding Achievement Award (2008) and the Aryabhata Award (2010) for his contribution in the area of propulsion technology. lihat lebih sedikit