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Prof. Satish Dhawan

Education

University of the Punjab in Lahore (undivided India at that time and now in Pakistan)

BA in Mathematics and Physics,
MA in English Literature
BE in Mechanical Engineering, 1945
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

MS in Aeronautical Engineering,1947
California Institute of Technology,

Aeronautical Engineer’s Degree, 1949
PhD in Aeronautics and Mathematics,1951, (with Prof Hans W. Liepmann as his advisor)

Date of birth

25 September 1920(1920-09-25) Srinagar, India

National Recognition:

Padma Vibhushan, Indira Gandhi Award

Fields

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Institutions:

Indian Space Research Organization, Indian Institute of Science,California Institute of Technology, National Aerospace laboratories, Indian Academy of Sciences and Indian Space Commission.

Doctoral advisor:

Dr.Hans W. Liepmann.

Known for

Indian space program.

Career

Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India

	Senior Scientific Officer, 1951
	Professor and Head of the Department of Aeronautical Engineering, 1955
	Director, 1962-1981

California Insititute of Technology, USA

Visiting Professor, 1971-72

National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore, India

Chairman,Research council, 1984-93

Indian Academy of Sciences

President, 1977-1979

Indian Space Research Organisation

Chairman, 1972-1984

Indian Space Commission

Chairman, 1972-1984