P. Kunhikrishnan

P. Kunhikrishnan (born 30 May 1961) is a space scientist from India, currently the Director[2] of U.R.Rao Satellite Centre (URSC), in Bengaluru, India.

P. Kunhikrishnan
Born (1961-05-30) 30 May 1961[1]
Payyanur, Kannur, Kerala
NationalityIndian
Alma materCollege of Engineering Trivandrum
OccupationScientist
Years active1986–present
Notes
Current Director, URSC,
Former Director, SDSC-SHAR and
Former Mission Director, PSLV

Personal Life

P. Kunhikrishnan was born on 30 May 1961 in Payyanur, Kerala as the son of A K P Chinda Poduval and P Narayani Amma.[3]

Kunhikrishnan is also a trained Indian classical flautist.[4]

Education

P. Kunhikrishnan completed his Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Payyanur College in 1981[5] and later completed BTech in Electronics & Communication Engineering from College of Engineering, Trivandrum in 1986.[2]

Career

P. Kunhikrishnan joined Indian Space Research Organisation in 1986[3] after graduating from College of Engineering, Trivandrum. He was part of Systems Reliability Entity at Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre at the start of his career. Having contributed to various vehicle missions starting from ASLV-D1, at Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, he was later the Head of the Quality Division for Test & Evaluation, Associate Project Director for PSLV-C12 & PSLV-C14, Project Director of PSLV-C15 to PSLV-C27 (2010-2015) and Deputy Director, VSSC for Mechanisms, Vehicle Integration and Testing (MVIT). As Mission Director, he was behind 13 consecutive PSLV launches including the launch of India's prestigious Mars Orbiter by PSLV-C25.[2]

In 2015, he took over as the Director of Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota.[6] In 2018, he took over as the Director of U.R.Rao Satellite Centre (URSC), Bengaluru.[7]

Awards and honors[2]
  • ISRO Individual Merit Award, 2010
  • Astronautical Society of India (ASI) Award, 2011
  • ISRO Performance Excellence Award, 2013
  • ISRO Team Excellence Award as Team Leader of PSLV C-25/Mars Orbiter Mission, 2013
  • Swadeshi Sastra Puraskar, 2013

References
  1. "SREE NARAYANA CENTRAL SCHOOL - BEST CBSE SCHOOL IN KOLLAM | KERALA | INDIA". www.sncsnedungolam.org. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  2. "Shri P. Kunhikrishnan". www.isac.gov.in. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  3. "SREE NARAYANA CENTRAL SCHOOL - BEST CBSE SCHOOL IN KOLLAM | KERALA | INDIA". www.sncsnedungolam.org. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  4. "Senior Isro official ends meeting with Parliamentary Standing Committee by playing flute. Viral video". India Today. 30 December 2019.
  5. "Payyanur College | Mathematics". www.payyanurcollege.ac.in. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  6. "Kunhikrishnan appointed SDSC Director". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 31 May 2015. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 September 2018.CS1 maint: others (link)
  7. Reporter, B. S. (31 July 2018). "SDSC-SHAR chief Kunhikrishnan appointed U R Rao Satellite Centre's director". Business Standard India. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
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