Udupi Ramachandra Rao
| U. R. Rao/ಯು ಆರ್ ರಾವ್ | |
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Rao circa 2008
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| Born |
10 March 1932 Adamaru, Karnataka, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Fields | Space science and Satellite Technology |
| Institutions |
Indian Space Research Organisation Physical Research Laboratory |
| Known for | Indian Space Program |
| Notable awards |
Padma Bhushan (1976) Padma Vibhushan (2017) |
Padma Bhushan (1976)
Udupi Ramachandra Rao, popularly known as U. R. Rao is a space scientist and former chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation. Presently he is the Chairman of the Governing Council of the Physical Research Laboratory at Ahmedabad and Nehru Planetarium at Bengaluru and chancellor of Indian Institute for Space Science and Technology (IIST) at Thiruvananthapuram.
Rao was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India in 1976. He was awarded Padma Vibhushan in 2017. He was inducted into the Satellite Hall of Fame, Washington on 19 March 2013 at a ceremony organised by the Society of Satellite Professionals International. With this he became the first Indian to be inducted. He is also to be inducted in International Astronautics Federation (IAF) as on 15 May 2016. He is also the first Indian again to achieve such a feat.
U. R. Rao was born at Adamaru in Karnataka State, India. His parents were Lakshminarayana Acharya and Krishnaveni Amma. He had his primary education at Adamaru. He completed his secondary education from Christian High School, Udupi. He completed his B.Sc in Government Arts and Science College, Anantpur, M.Sc from Banaras Hindu University and Ph.D at Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad under the guidance of Dr. Vikram Sarabhai.
After working as a Faculty Member at MIT and Assistant Professor at University of Texas at Dallas where he carried out investigations as a prime experimenter on a number of Pioneer and Explorer spacecraft, Rao returned to India in 1966 as a professor at the Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad.
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