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| name = P. Veeramuthuvel<br />
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| birth_place = [[Viluppuram district]], [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| occupation = Space scientist<br />
| years_active = 2014–present<br />
| organization = [[Indian Space Research Organisation]] (ISRO)<br />
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'''P. Veeramuthuvel''' is an Indian space scientist, who works for the [[Indian Space Research Organisation]]. He served as the project director of the [[Chandrayaan-3]] mission.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-23 |title=Railway Technician's Son, Chandrayaan 3 Project Director: The Inspiring Journey of ISRO Scientist P Veeramuthuvel |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/railway-technicians-son-chandrayaan-3-project-director-the-inspiring-journey-of-isro-scientist-p-veeramuthuvel-article-102990405 |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=TimesNow |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Early education==<br />
Veeramuthuvel was born in the [[Viluppuram district|Villupuram district]] of [[Tamil Nadu]], India. He attended the railway school in Villupuram and earned a diploma in mechanical engineering from a private polytechnic college. He attended a private college in [[Chennai]] for his [[Bachelors of Engineering]] studies. He attended [[NIT Trichy]] for his [[Masters of Engineering]] studies.<br />
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==Employment==<br />
He then joined Lakshmi Engineering Works, [[Coimbatore]] as a senior engineer. He then joined the rotary wing research and design center of helicopter division in [[Hindustan Aeronautics Limited]] Bangalore. He joined [[ISRO]] in 2014<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meet Villupuram's P Veeramuthuvel, the Tamil scientist behind India's Chandrayaan-3 mission |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2023/jul/15/meet-villupurams-p-veeramuthuvel-the-tamil-scientist-behind-indias-chandrayaan-3-mission-2594940.html |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>, where he worked on multiple projects and held various responsibilities, including the Mars orbiter mission.In parallel, he completed post-graduation from the [[IIT Madras|Indian Institute of Technology, Madras]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meet Villupuram's P Veeramuthuvel, the Tamil scientist behind India's Chandrayaan-3 mission |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2023/jul/15/meet-villupurams-p-veeramuthuvel-the-tamil-scientist-behind-indias-chandrayaan-3-mission-2594940.html |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> <br />
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He has served as the deputy director of the ISRO's main office's Space Infrastructure Programme.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-14 |title=Scientist Veera Muthuvel from Tamil Nadu: Son of railway technician from Villupuram, brains behind Chandrayaan-3 |url=https://www.news9live.com/state/tamil-nadu/scientist-veera-muthuvel-from-tamil-nadu-son-of-railway-technician-from-villupuram-brains-behind-chandrayaan-3-2212683 |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=News9live |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2019, Veeramuthuvel was appointed as the director of the [[Chandrayaan-3|Chandrayaan 3]] mission. He succeeded [[Muthayya Vanitha|Vanitha]], who oversaw the [[Chandrayaan-2|Chandrayaan-2 mission]] as its project director. He was also instrumental in the Chandrayaan 2 mission, coordinating with [[NASA]] on the project's prospects and science.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-23 |title=Chandrayaan-3 Moon mission: Meet the people behind India's lunar mission |url=https://www.livemint.com/science/news/chandrayaan3-meet-the-people-behind-indias-lunar-mission-11692760558733.html |access-date=2023-08-23 |website=mint |language=en}}</ref><br />
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