Rocket scientist V Narayanan was on Tuesday appointed Secretary, Division of Area, succeeding S Somanath, who will full his tenure subsequent week.
“The Appointments Committee of the Cupboard has authorised appointment of Shri V. Narayanan, Director, Liquid Propulsion Techniques Centre, Valiamala as Secretary, Division of Area and Chairman, Area Fee for a interval of two years with impact from 14.01.2025, or till additional orders, whichever is earlier,” an official order mentioned.
Secretary, Division of Area, additionally holds the cost of chairman of the Indian Area Analysis Organisation (ISRO).
Somanath had assumed cost because the Secretary, Division of Area, on January 14, 2022 for a three-year time period.
Narayanan, a distinguished Scientist on the ISRO, has practically 4 a long time of expertise and has held varied key positions throughout the Indian area organisation.
Narayanan’s experience lies in rocket and spacecraft propulsion. He was the Challenge Director for the C25 Cryogenic Challenge of the GSLV Mk In poor health automobile.
Below his management, the crew efficiently developed the C25 Stage, an important part of GSLV Mk III.
Narayanan, who’s a Rocket & Area Craft Propulsion Professional, joined the ISRO in 1984 and functioned in varied capacities earlier than changing into Director of the Centre.
In the course of the preliminary part, for 4 and a half years, he labored within the Strong Propulsion space of Sounding Rockets and Augmented Satellite tv for pc Launch Automobile (ASLV) and Polar Satellite tv for pc Launch Automobile (PSLV) in Vikram Sarabhai Area Centre (VSSC).
In 1989, he accomplished M.Tech in Cryogenic Engineering with First Rank at IIT-Kharagpur and joined the Cryogenic Propulsion space in Liquid Propulsion Techniques Centre (LPSC).
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