Dr. K. Sivan

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gptkb:Indian_Institute_of_Technology,_Bombay
gptkb:Madras_Institute_of_Technology
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:IEEE_Simon_Ramo_Medal
gptkb:Padma_Shri
gptkb:Dr._A.P.J._Abdul_Kalam_Award
gptkbp:birthDate 1957-04-14
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Mela_Sarakkalvilai,_Tamil_Nadu,_India
gptkbp:children gptkb:Sushant_Sivan
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:A._E._Muthunayagam
gptkbp:education gptkb:Indian_Institute_of_Science
gptkb:Indian_Institute_of_Technology,_Bombay
gptkb:Madras_Institute_of_Technology
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Indian_Space_Research_Organisation
gptkbp:field gptkb:satellite
aerospace engineering
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Kailasavadivoo_Sivan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dr. K. Sivan
gptkbp:knownFor Chairman of ISRO
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:Hindi
gptkb:Tamil
English
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Indian_National_Academy_of_Engineering
gptkb:Aeronautical_Society_of_India
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Indian
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:PSLV_project
gptkb:Chandrayaan-2_mission
gptkb:Gaganyaan_mission
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:engineer
astronomer
gptkbp:positionHeld Chairman of ISRO
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:A._S._Kiran_Kumar
gptkbp:publishedIn authored several research papers in aerospace engineering
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Hinduism
gptkbp:researchInterest aerospace systems
launch vehicle technology
mission design
gptkbp:residence Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Malathi_Sivan
gptkbp:successor gptkb:S._Somanath
gptkbp:termEnd 2022-01-14
gptkbp:termStart 2018-01-15
gptkbp:website https://www.isro.gov.in/Dr-K-Sivan.html
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