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S. K. Shivkumar Padma Shri Awarded In 2015

 
S. K. Shivkumar

S. K. Shivkumar

Award Name : Padma Shri

Year of Award : 2015

Award for : Science and Engineering

Location : Bangalore, Karnataka, India

 

Dr. S. K. Shivkumar is an Indian scientist who was part of the team that developed the telemetry system for Chandrayaan-I, India's first lunar exploration mission. A native of Mysore in the state of Karnataka, he was responsible for designing the deep space communications equipment.Shivkumar was involved in the development of the 32-meter dish antenna that can communicate with satellites millions of miles away.Currently, he is the director of ISRO Satellite Centre, Bangalore, India.


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