CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

Oversight of research programs at MCNS, teaching specialized courses and planning future programs

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Degree	Specialisation	Institute	Year of passing
Ph. D	Physics	University of New Hampshire, USA	1989
M.Sc.	Physics	Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
B.Sc	Physics	University of Kerala

Experience

Institution / Organisation	Designation	Role	Tenure
Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA	Research Scientist	Core member of EGRET payload team of NASA's Compton Gamma-ray Observatory	1981 to 1999
ISRO Satellite Center, Bangalore	Division Head / Group Director	Responsible for guiding Space Science research and payload development	1999 to mid-2013
Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore	Director	Leading Astronomy & Astrophysics Research program, technical and administrative responsibilities at IIA and optimisation of observational facilities at its 5 campuses (on deputation from ISRO)	mid-2013- mid-2018
ISRO Headquarters, Bangalore	Director, Space Science Program Office	Overall responsibility of all ISRO space science programs, monitoring progress and planning future programs	mid 2018 - Jan2020
ISRO Headquarters	Prof. Satish Dhawan Professor	Advisor to the Space science Program Office	Mar-2020 to Jan-2023