Mylswamy Annadurai

Mylswamy Annadurai
மயில்சாமி அண்ணாதுரை

M. Annadurai
Born (1958-07-02)2 July 1958
Kothavadi, Tamil Nadu, India
Residence India
Nationality Indian
Fields Aerospace Engineering
Institutions Indian Space Research Organisation
Alma mater Government College of Technology, Coimbatore
PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore
Anna University of Technology, Coimbatore
Known for Chandrayaan I, Chandrayaan-2, Mangalyaan, Indian space program
Notes
Program Director,
Chandrayaan I, Chandrayaan-2 and Mangalyaan

Mylswamy Annadurai (born 2 July 1958 in Kodhawady near Pollachi in Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, India)[1][2] is a scientist with the Indian Space Research Organization and currently serves as Director, ISRO Satellite Centre(ISAC), Bangalore.[3] Prior to that he was working as Programme Director for IRS&SSS (Indian Remote Sensing & Small, Science and Student Satellites) that include Chandrayaan-1, Chandrayaan-2, ASTROSAT, Aditya-1, Mars Orbiter Mission and many Indian Remote Sensing missions. Annadurai has been listed among 100 Global thinkers of 2014 and tops the innovators list.[4]

Early life and education

Mylswamy Annadurai had his schooling in his native village Kodhawady. He has obtained a Bachelors in Engineering degree in the year 1980 from Government College of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India and completed his Masters Degree in Engineering during 1982 from PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore and Ph.D from Anna University of Technology, Coimbatore Tamil Nadu in India. He joined ISRO in 1982. As the Mission Director of INSAT missions he had some of the original contributions to the INSAT systems maintenance.[5]

Annadurai writes a regular column, "Kaiyaruge Sevvai".[6] ("Mars is at our Reach") in the Tamil Daily Dina Thanthi. He is approachable through Facebook.[7]

Mars Orbiter Mission

Main article: Mars Orbiter Mission

India's first mission to Mars, the Mars Orbiter Mission, or Mangalyaan, reached the planet on 24 September 2014 completing its 300-day journey. While ISRO has been researching for a Mars mission since years, the project was only approved by the government in August 2012. ISRO took over a year to work on the spacecraft and bring the project to implementation stage. The Mars Orbiter Mission was launched on 5 November 2013 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, on the country's east coast. After travelling 670 million kilometres, Mangalyaan is now set to study the surface features, morphology, mineralogy and Martian atmosphere to better understand the climate, geology, origin, evolution and sustainability of life on the planet. It is the most cost effective of all the missions sent to the planet by any other country costing India about $74 million.[8]

Chandrayaan I & II

Main articles: Chandrayaan I and Chandrayaan II

Chandrayaan-1, was India's first mission to the Moon launched by India's national space agency, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The unmanned lunar exploration mission included a lunar orbiter and an impactor. India launched the spacecraft by a modified version of the PSLV C11 on 22 October 2008 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, Nellore District, Andhra Pradesh about 80 km north of Chennai at 06:22 IST (00:52 UTC). The mission was a major boost to India's space program, and India joined a band of Asian nations (China and Japan) in exploring the Moon. The vehicle was successfully inserted into lunar orbit on 8 November 2008.

During the period 2004-2008, as the Project Director for Chandrayaan-1, he led a team of engineers and scientists that designed and developed the project to carry instrumentation from ISRO and from NASA, ESA, and Bulgaria to accomplish simultaneous chemical, mineralogical, resource and topographic mapping of the entire lunar surface at high spatial and spectral resolutions. The project was realized within the time frame stipulated and the budget granted. He has paved the way for the future of Indian planetary missions and set an example for the international co-operation bringing the reputed international organizations like NASA, ESA, JAXA to work under the leadership of ISRO. Chandrayaan-1 has received many national and international awards including, the coveted Space Pioneers award for science and engineering at 28th International conference on Space development, in Florida USA in 2009.[9]

Presently Dr.Annadurai is heading ISRO Satellite Centre, Bangalore [10] as Director. The centre is responsible for building state of the art satellites for communication, remote sensing, navigation, space science and interplanetary missions.

Previous assignments

Prior to the present appointment, Annadurai was in charge of India's Remote Sensing and Science Missions as Programme Director. He also contributed to India's National Communication satellite (INSAT) missions as the Mission Director. He was the member secretary of the task team that prepared Chandrayaan-1 project report. He is the author of several research papers in his specialisation.

During his holidays Annadurai tours across the country to meet and interact with the students to encourage them to study science. Through his inspirational talks he has become a role model among the children and youngsters. His talks and writings are more sought and attended to by the academia and the professionals.

Awards and achievements

Dr.Annadurai has received more than fifty awards, that include,

Annadurai's publications and works are being widely referred by satellite operator's, one of his work has been referred in a US patent.[26] He has written two books in Tamil namely, "Kaiyaruke Nila" and "Ariviyal Kalanjiyam". The Book" Kaiyaruke Nila" has won S. P. Adithanar Literary award for the year 2013.

Annadurai and his works are mentioned in 10th standard Science Text Book of Tamil Nadu.[27]

Other awards

References

  1. ↑ "Coordination vital to the success of moon mission - KERALA". The Hindu. 2007-07-23. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 January 2008. Retrieved 23 December 2007.
  3. ↑ Apr 06, 2015 (2015-04-06). "Dr M Annadurai Takes Over as Director of ISRO Satellite Centre, Bangalore". ISRO. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
  4. 1 2 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 January 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  5. ↑
  6. ↑ "Welcome to Valarum Ariviyal". Valarumariviyal.com. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
  7. ↑ "Mylswamy Annadurai". Facebook. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
  8. ↑ "Isro's Mars Orbiter Mission Beams Back First Photos | NDTV Gadgets360.com". Gadgets.ndtv.com. 2014-09-25. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
  9. ↑ "Space Systems award for Chandrayaan". The Hindu. 2009-09-06. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
  10. ↑ "ISAC Homepage". Isac.gov.in. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
  11. ↑ "ISAC Homepage". Isac.gov.in. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
  12. ↑ "Doctorate awarded by Annauniversity , Chennai for Annadurai". Asiantribune.com. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
  13. ↑ "Doctorate awarded by Madaras University for Annadurai". Hindu.com. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
  14. ↑ "Doctorate for Chandrayaan director". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
  15. ↑ "Online News | Movie Download | Wallpaper Download | MP3 Download | Chennai HOT News: “Chandrayaan-1 victory due to team effort”". Chnonlinenews.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
  16. ↑ "Rajyotsava awards for space scientists". The Hindu (Chennai, India). 30 October 2008.
  17. ↑
  18. ↑ Subramanian, T. S. (6 September 2009). "Space systems Award for Chandrayaan". The Hindu (Chennai, India).
  19. ↑ "outstanding quality man". The Hindu (Chennai, India). 11 November 2009.
  20. ↑ "HK Firodia award". The Times of India. 6 December 2009.
  21. ↑ "SIES to honour Somnath Chatterjee, Sreedharan and Annadurai". News.webindia123.com. 2009-12-07. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
  22. ↑
  23. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 January 2010. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
  24. ↑ "“Take up Tamil as medium of instruction” - NATIONAL". The Hindu. 2012-08-06. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
  25. ↑ "A Great Recognition on the eve of... - Mylswamy Annadurai". Facebook. 2014-01-13. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
  26. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 March 2009. Retrieved 14 October 2007.
  27. ↑ "Electricity and Energy" (PDF). Textbooksonline.tn.nic.in. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
  28. ↑ "Poorna Chandra award for Annadurai". The Hindu (Chennai, India). 18 November 2008.
  29. ↑ "Cheaper access to space possible: Annadurai". The Hindu (Chennai, India). 27 November 2008.
  30. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
  31. ↑ "MYLSWAMY Anna Durai". YouTube. 2014-03-12. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
  32. ↑ "'Master plan for space governance being readied'". Deccanherald.com. 2015-06-16. Retrieved 2016-04-28.

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