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| name = S. Srinivasan<br />
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1941|04|14}}<br />
| birth_place = Asikkadu, [[Mayiladuthurai district]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British India]]<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1999|09|01|1941|04|14}}<br />
| death_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India<br />
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| occupation = Aeronautical engineer<br>Space scientist<br />
| yearsactive = 1970–1999<br />
| known for = Development of satellite launch vehicles<br />
| spouse = Lakshmi Srinivasan<br />
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| children = A daughter and a son<br />
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| movement = [[Indian Space Program]]<br />
| organization = [[Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre]]<br />
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| awards = [[Padma Bhushan]] (2000) <br>National Aeronautics Prize<br>[[FIE Foundation]] National award<br />
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'''Suryanarayanan Srinivasan''' (14 April 1941 – 1 September 1999) was an Indian aeronautical engineer and the Director of the [[Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre]] (VSSC), known for his pioneering work in rocket science.<ref name="Pioneer of Indian rocketry">{{cite journal |author=T. S. Subramnian |date=September 1999 |title=Pioneer of Indian rocketry |url=http://www.frontline.in/static/html/fl1619/16191120.htm |url-status=dead |journal=Frontline |volume=19 |issue=11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130920210855/http://www.frontline.in/static/html/fl1619/16191120.htm |archive-date=20 September 2013}}</ref><ref name="KoornneefMeulen2003">{{cite book|author1=Floor Koornneef|author2=Meine van der Meulen|title=Computer Safety, Reliability, and Security: 19th International Conference, SAFECOMP 2000, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, October 24-27, 2000 Proceedings|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1-6qCAAAQBAJ&pg=PA273|date=29 June 2003|publisher=Springer|isbn=978-3-540-40891-8|pages=273–}}</ref> He also served as the director of [[Satish Dhawan Space Centre]] and assisted [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]] in the [[Satellite Launch Vehicle|SLV3 Mission]] as its deputy director.<ref name="Dr. S. Srinivasan on VSSC">{{cite web |date=2016 |title=Dr. S. Srinivasan |url=http://www.vssc.gov.in/VSSC_V4/index.php/dr-s-srinivasan |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701172712/https://www.vssc.gov.in/VSSC_V4/index.php/dr-s-srinivasan |archive-date=1 July 2016 |access-date=28 May 2016 |website=[[Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre]]}}</ref> He was an elected Fellow of the [[Aeronautical Society of India]] and the [[Indian National Academy of Engineering]].<ref name="PADMA BHUSHAN awarded posthumously to DR. Suryanarayana Srinivasan">{{cite web |date=11 April 2000 |title=PADMA BHUSHAN awarded posthumously to DR. Suryanarayana Srinivasan |url=http://www.isro.gov.in/update/11-apr-2000/padma-bhushan-awarded-posthumously-to-dr-suryanarayana-srinivasan-ex-director |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630075450/https://www.isro.gov.in/update/11-apr-2000/padma-bhushan-awarded-posthumously-to-dr-suryanarayana-srinivasan-ex-director |archive-date=30 June 2016 |access-date=28 May 2016 |publisher=Indian Space Research Organization}}</ref> The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the [[Padma Bhushan]], in 2000, for his contributions to [[Indian space programme|Indian space program]].<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web |date=2016 |title=Padma Awards Directory (1954-2013) |url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/https://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 October 2015 |access-date=3 January 2016 |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India}}</ref><br />
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== Biography ==<br />
Srinivasan was born on 14 April 1941 in a small village called Asikkadu in [[Mayiladuthurai district]] in the south Indian state of [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref name="Pioneer of Indian rocketry" /> He was born into a traditional [[Tamil Brahmin]] [[Iyer]] family, and grew up performing traditional rituals. He graduated in electrical engineering (BE) with honours from [[Annamalai University]] and secured a post-graduate degree in aeronautical engineering from the [[Indian Institute of Science]] (IISc), Bangalore. He was married to the daughter of Subramanian Iyer of Arayapuram, Lakshmi and had two children. He started his career as an aeronautical engineer at [[Hindustan Aeronautics Limited]] (HAL), but took a break to move to [[Ohio State University]] for his doctoral studies from where he obtained a PhD in engineering mechanics in 1970.<ref name="Dr. S. Srinivasan on VSSC" /> Returning to India the same year, he joined [[Indian Space Research Organization]] (ISRO) where he would work for the rest of his life.<ref name="PADMA BHUSHAN awarded posthumously to DR. Suryanarayana Srinivasan" /><br />
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Srinivasan's early assignments at ISRO included the development of [[Rohini (satellite)|Rohini satellite]]{{Clarification needed|reason=Singular or plural? If singular, which?|date=August 2024}} and later, the initiation of satellite launch vehicle (SLV) from 1973 onwards.<ref name="Pioneer of Indian rocketry" /> In 1980, when [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]] started his work on SLV-3, Srinivasan assisted him as the deputy director of the project and successfully launched the vehicle. The duo launched several SLV-3 flights in the ensuing years till he was moved to the [[Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle]] (PSLV) project, the first indigenously designed Indian Satellite Launch Vehicle.<ref name="PADMA BHUSHAN awarded posthumously to DR. Suryanarayana Srinivasan" /> In 1988, he became the director of the Integrated Launch Vehicle Program but continued to be associated with PSLV and [[Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle]] (GSLV) programs. He headed [[Satish Dhawan Space Centre]] (SHAR), Shreeharikota, for a while before moving to [[Thiruvananthapuram]] to head the [[Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre]] (VSSC) in 1994.<ref name="Dr. S. Srinivasan on VSSC" /> At VSSC, he was reported to have been involved with the configuration, design, development and execution of the PSLV project, culminating in the first successful commercial launch of the vehicle on 26 May 1999.<ref name="Pioneer of Indian rocketry" /> Five months after the launch, he died in harness on 1 September 1999, at the age of 58, survived by his wife Lakshmi and two children, now settled abroad.<ref name="Pioneer of Indian rocketry" /><br />
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== Awards, honors and positions ==<br />
Srinivasan was an elected fellow of the [[Indian National Academy of Engineering]].<ref name="INAE Fellow">{{cite web | url=https://www.dropbox.com/s/q0qefaqeo233q0b/SC-VII.pdf?dl=0 | title=INAE Fellow | publisher=[[Indian National Academy of Engineering]] | date=2016 | access-date=28 May 2016}}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable ([[WP:NOTRS]]).|date=August 2024}} He was a member of the National Steering Committee of the 21st (1997)<ref>{{cite book|title=Integrated Systems with Multiple Techniques|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=y0q2bmicvp4C&pg=PR7|publisher=Allied Publishers|isbn=978-81-7023-769-3|pages=7–}}</ref> and the 23rd National Systems Conference (NSC) (1999)<ref>{{cite book|title=Systems Approach to Social Engineering.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4yoC6ETdqd8C&pg=PR13|year=1999|publisher=Allied Publishers|isbn=978-81-7023-996-3|pages=13–}}</ref> and a member of the National Advisory Council of the 13th National Convention of Aerospace Engineers held in 1997.<ref>{{cite book|title=Aerospace Manufacturing Technology|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UthLRAEB16AC&pg=PR5|year=1997|publisher=Allied Publishers|isbn=978-81-7023-750-1|pages=5–}}</ref> He was an honorary Fellow of the Indian Society for Non-Destructive Testing<ref name="Indian Society for Non-Destructive Testing Fellow">{{cite web | url=http://www.isnttvm.org/membersList.php | title=Indian Society for Non-Destructive Testing Fellow | publisher=Indian Society for Non-Destructive Testing | date=2016 | access-date=28 May 2016}}</ref> and was associated with the [[Thiruvananthapuram]] Chapter of the Indian Society for Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering (ISAMPE)<ref name="Trivandrum Chapter">{{cite web | url=http://www.isampe.org/trivandrum.php | title=Trivandrum Chapter | publisher=Indian Society for Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering | date=2016 | access-date=28 May 2016}}</ref> A recipient of the National Aeronautics Prize and the FIE Foundation National award,<ref name="Dr. S. Srinivasan on VSSC" /> he was awarded the civilian honor of the [[Padma Bhushan]] posthumously, the award being announced on 26 January 2000, four months after his death.<ref name="Padma Awards" /> [[Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre|VSSC]] organizes an annual oration, ''Dr. S. Srinivasan Memorial Lecture'', in honor of its former director.<ref name="Dr S Srinivasan memorial lecture">{{cite web | url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/article137860.ece?service=print | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624202722/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/article137860.ece?service=print | url-status=dead | archive-date=24 June 2016 | title=Dr S Srinivasan memorial lecture | publisher=Indian Express | date=11 October 2009 | access-date=28 May 2016}}</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[Rohini (satellite)]]<br />
* [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]]<br />
* [[Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle]]<br />
* [[Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle]]<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{cite book|author1=Chandrasekar|author2=Chandrasekar A.|title=Basics Of Atmospheric Science|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RSpw-0LaR9gC&pg=PR18|publisher=PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.|isbn=978-81-203-4022-0|pages=18–|year=2010}}<br />
* {{cite book|author1=Purnendu Ghosh|author2=Baldev Raj|title=The Mind of an Engineer|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z-MLCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA112|date=30 December 2015|publisher=Springer|isbn=978-981-10-0119-2|pages=112–}}<br />
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