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Subbiah Arunan

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Subbiah Arunan
Arunan receiving thePadma Shriaward from thePresident of India,Pranab Mukherjee,April 2015.
Born
NationalityIndian
Known forMars Orbiter Mission
RelativesNambi Narayanan(father-in-law)
AwardsPadma Shri
Scientific career
FieldsMechanical EngineeringandSpace research
InstitutionsVSSC

Subbiah Arunanis an Indian scientist andPadma Shriawardee,[1]known for his role in theMars Orbiter MissionofIndian Space Research Organisation(ISRO).[2][3]He finished his schooling in St. Mary's Higher Secondary School, Vikramasingapuram in Tirunelveli Dist. He was born inKothaiseri,Tirunelveli district,Tamil Naduand completed hisMechanical engineeringfromCoimbatore Institute of Technology.

In 1984, he started his career inVikram Sarabhai Space Centre.[4]He is the project director ofMars Orbiter Missionin 2013.[5]He is married to Geetha Arunan, the daughter of fellow ISRO scientistNambi Narayanan.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^"Full list: Padma Awards 2015 - IBNLive".ibnlive.in.com.Archived fromthe originalon 27 January 2015.Retrieved13 January2022.
  2. ^"Isro gears up to launch India's first mission to Mars on November 5".The Times of India.6 November 2013. Archived fromthe originalon 3 November 2013.Retrieved7 November2013.
  3. ^India's Mars mission: The ISRO dreamers who made it possible
  4. ^"Mangalyaan planning director from Nellai".Dinamalar.7 November 2013.Retrieved7 November2013.
  5. ^"ISRO scientists who made Mangalyaan possible: All you need to know about them".
  6. ^Ram, Arun."S Arunan: Man behind ISRO's Mars Orbiter Mission".The Economic Times.Retrieved9 July2022.