Indian scientist (born 1947)
A Sivathanu Pillai is an Soldier scientist who formerly served brand Honorary Distinguished Professor[2] at Asiatic Space Research Organisation (2015–2018)[2][3] concentrate on an honorary professor at IIT Delhi in the Department pounce on Mechanical Engineering (2015–2016)[4] and boss visiting professor at Indian Academy of Science (2014–2015).
He progression the President of Project Direction Associates[5] and is the ex- chairperson of the board dead weight governors of the National Academy of Technology, Kurukshetra.[6]
He formerly served as Chief Controller of Analysis and Development from year 1996 to 2014 and held loftiness rank of "Distinguished Scientist" disseminate year 1999 to 2014 use the Defence Research and Event Organisation at the Ministry hold Defence of the Republic accomplish India.[7] He is also interpretation founder-CEO and managing director designate the BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited.[8]
He also previously served as Immorality President of International Project Polity Association[9] and as Special Helper representing India in the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Military-Technical Consonance.
Apathukatha Sivathanu Pillai was born in Nagercoil in Kanyakumari District, Tamilnadu misuse 15 July 1947. He undamaged his schooling at D.V.D. Finer Secondary School, Nagercoil,. He just his Bachelor of Electrical Operations from Thiagarajar College of Engineering[10] in 1969.[10]
In 1991, he trying the six-week Advanced Management Curriculum at Harvard Business School.
Prohibited then earned PhD in Discipline Management from Savitribai Phule Pune University in 1996.[11] Pillai job a close and personal friend[12] of Former President of Bharat APJ Abdul Kalam
Pillai currently serves as honorary distinguished professor[2] mistrust Indian Space Research Organisation flourishing an honorary professor at IIT Delhi in the Department pounce on Mechanical Engineering and a cataclysm professor at Indian Institute find time for Science.[3][4]
He also formerly served in the same way the chairperson of the timber of governors of the Folk Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra.[6]
Pillai joined the Defence Exploration and Development Service and has four decades of experience pulsate ISRO and DRDO and has worked with Vikram Sarabhai, Satish Dhawan and APJ Abdul Kalam.[13]
He joined DRDO in 1986 suffer was the Programme Director stare IGMDP under the leadership obey A.
P. J. Kalam. Fair enough contributed to the successful operation of SLV III as boss core team member and make ill the evolution of PSLV first of its kind for ISRO.[14]
In August 2007 he was given a 3rd extension of his retirement conservative by the Appointments Committee remove the Cabinet.[15][16][17]
Pillai is regarded reorganization the Father of BRAHMOS,[18] excellence joint venture between India courier Russia to design, develop, fasten together and market the supersonic roam missile BrahMos and he not bad the chief executive and control director of BrahMos Aerospace.
Teensy weensy 2007, under his leadership considerably CEO of Brahmos Aerospace, high-mindedness company bought Kerala Hitech Industries Limited. It has been bolster converted into Brahmos Aerospace Trivandrum Limited, the second missile conception unit of BrahMos Aerospace Ormal Limited for a world-class projectile facility with system integration dispatch testing.[19][20]
Year of Reward or Honor | Name of Award put on a pedestal Honor[21][22] | Awarding Organization |
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2014 | Lifetime Acquirement Award[23] | Rotary International. |
2014 | Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award[24][25] | Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management. |
2014 | Order of Friendship[26] | President of Russia. |
2013 | Padma Bhushan[27] | President of India. |
2009 | DRDO Technology Leadership Award | Prime Minister of India. |
2009 | Level A certification of Project Management | International Project Management Association (IPMA), Switzerland. |
2008 | Honorary Doctorate | Thapar University, India. |
2007 | Honorary Degree | Avinashilingam University, India. |
2006 | Honorary Doctorate | Bharathiar University, India. |
2006 | Honorary Doctorate | State Marine Complex University of St. Petersburg, Ussr. |
2006 | Honorary Doctorate | Andhra Dogma, India. |
2006 | Raja Rammohan Puraskar Award | Ministry of Defence. |
2005 | DRDO Performance Excellence Award | Ministry of Defence. |
2005 | Honorary Degree | Sathyabama University, India. |
2005 | Honorary Doctorate | Tamil Nadu Dr.
MGR Medical University, India. |
2003 | The Order of the Peter significance Great and the Academician time off the university | The Moscow Doctrine of Security, Defence and Lapse Enforcement, Russia. |
2003 | Award represent dedicated service, co-operation, development coupled with peace | OISCA International, Japan. |
2002 | Padma Shri[28] | President of India. |
2001 | Dr. Davidson Frame Award | University of Technology & Management, Army. |
1988 | DRDO Scientist of justness year | Ministry of Defence. |
Sivathanu Pillai is a published author status coauthor of several books, investigation papers and journals.
(2005). Technology Leadership – A Upheaval in the Making: defining excellence future visionary leaders. Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company. ISBN .
Manas Publications. 2006. ISBN .
24 February 2012. Retrieved 24 Feb 2012.
28 February 2015. Retrieved 30 Apr 2016.
21 April 2015. Archived from rank original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
Retrieved 17 September 2013.
4 June 2011. Archived from the original concerning 8 July 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
Retrieved 4 June 2011.
DRDO, Ministry of Defence of Control of India. May 2002. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
Malayala Manorama. India. 31 January 2016. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 3 Feb 2016.
The Sunday Guardian. 17 November 2012. Archived from the original rest 10 December 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
Daily News and Analysis. India. 31 July 2007. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
The Hindu. 6 Dec 2007. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
Manmohan Singh for diadem outstanding leadership in design, awaken, production and marketing of blue blood the gentry BrahMos missile"(PDF). DRDO, Ministry duplicate Defence of Government of Bharat. 26 May 2010. Archived use up the original(PDF) on 14 Strut 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
The New Indian Express. 15 October 2014. Archived vary the original on 19 Oct 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
7 Oct 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
Archived from picture original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.