Pramod Kale
Pramod Kale, was born on 4 March 1941 in Pune, India.
He completed his matriculation in 1956 from the MC High School, Vadodara and went on to study at Fergusson College in Pune. He completed his B.Sc Physics from Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda in 1960 and then his M. Sc(Physics-Electronics) from Gujarat University, Ahmedabad in 1962.
For over four decades, Pramod Kale has worked for the Indian Space Research Organisation in various leadership roles.
Kale received the 2006 Aryabhatta award for his lifetime contribution to the promotion of astronomy in India.[1]
Education
S.S.C. 1956, M.C. HIGH SCHOOL, Vadodara
Int. Sc, 1958, Fergusson College, Pune University
B. Sc. (Physics) 1960, M. S. University, Vadodara
M. Sc. (Physics -Electronics) 1962, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad
Experience
Initial Experience
While studying for his M. Sc. he worked at the Physical Research Laboratory [PRL], Ahmedabad for getting practical experience of Electronics and Space Research. During that time he started work on Satellite tracking. After getting his M. Sc. in 1962, he worked for three years as a research student of Dr. Vikram Sarabhai. In 1963 he was selected as a team member for the establishment of TERLS, Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station, near Thiruvananthapuram and for that work was deputed to work at Goddard Space Flight Centre, NASA, USA. He joined the Indian Space Efforts in 1962 right from the launch of the first rockets in Thumba.
=== Professional Experience ===
Head-Electronics Division, (Satellite systems), Space Science and Technology Center, now Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Thiruvananthapuram. 1967-1969
Resident Representative of ISRO at Goddard Space Flight Centre, NASA, Greenbelt, Maryland, USA 1969-1972
Project Manager- Electronics and TV Hardware, Satellite Instructional Television Experiment (SITE), 1974-1976, Space Applications Centre, Ahmedabad
Project Director, INSAT 1 Space Segment Project, Department of Space, Bangalore, 1977 -1987
Director, Space Applications Centre, Indian Space Research Organization, Ahmedabad, 1987-1994
Director, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Indian Space Research Organization, Thiruvananthapuram, 1994
Executive Director and Head, Microwave Antenna Division, Global Wireless Technology Limited, Pune 1996 till Mar 2002
Director, Global Information Technology Academy, Pune June 2000 till Jul 2002
== Honors Received ==
Shri Hari Om Ashram Prerit Vikram Sarabhai Award for System Analysis and Management Problems, 1975
Padmashri, Government of India, 1984
Shri R L Wadhawa Gold Medal of Institution of Electronics and Telecommunications Engineers 1991
Bharat Jyoti Award presented by Front for National Progress 1999
Aryabhatta Award, 2006 presented by the Astronautical Society of India in recognition of life time contribution to the promotion of astronautics.
Research Publications
He has published over twenty-five papers on various subjects since 1964 till 1994
Institutional Memberships and Fellowships
Fellow and Past President, Indian Society of remote Sensing
Fellow and Past President, Indian Society of Geomatics
Fellow, Gujarat Science Academy
Life Member and Fellow, Maharashtra Academy of Sciences
Life member & Fellow, Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers
Life Member, Computer Society of India
Founder Life Member and Director, Indian Society for Advancement of Material Processing and Engineering
Fellow and Life Member, Astronautical Society of India
President, 1996, Marathi Vignan Parishad
Trustee, Vikram Sarabhai Memorial Trust, Ahmedabad Management Association
Former Member, Governing Council, Information and Library Network, UGC,
Former Member, Council for Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences (CMAS), IMD, Govt. of India.
Life Member, Indian Association of Physics Teachers
Executive Chairman, Muktangan Exploratory Science Center, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan till Dec 6, 2010
Former Chairman of Board of Trustees, Indian Institute of Education, Pune
Current Positions
President and Trustee, Vasundhara Trust, Pune
Member, Rajiv Gandhi Science and Technology Commission, Maharashtra Government.
President, Community Aid and Sponsorship Program (CASP)
Director, Integrated Circuit and Information Technology Pvt. Ltd., VLSI Design and Research Center, Department of Electronic Science, University of Pune, Ganeshkhind Road, Aundh, Pune, Maharashtra, INDIA, 411007
Member, Governing Council, Centre for Development Studies and Activities (CDSA), Pune, maharashtra, India, 411021
References
- ↑ "Pramod Kale gets Aryabhatta award". Oneindia. 12 August 2009. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
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