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'''Vasudev Kalkunte Aatre''' (born 1939) is an Indian scientist and former head of the [[Defence Research and Development Organisation]] (DRDO),<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/former-drdo-chief-vk-aatre-to-submit-report-on-strategic-partnership-this-week/articleshow/50521993.cms?from=mdr|title=Former DRDO chief VK Aatre to submit report on strategic partnership this week|date=2018-07-11|work=[[The Economic Times]]|access-date=2020-03-23}}</ref> India's premier Defence [[research and development]] organization. In that capacity, he also served as the Scientific Advisor to the [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Defence Minister]] (''Raksha Mantri''). He is a recipient of the [[Padma Vibhushan]] award.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://expert.inae.in/index.php/vasudev-kalkunte-aatre|title=Vasudev Kalkunte Aatre|website=expert.inae.in|access-date=2020-01-10}}</ref> | '''Vasudev Kalkunte Aatre''' (born 1939) is an Indian scientist and former head of the [[Defence Research and Development Organisation]] (DRDO),<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/former-drdo-chief-vk-aatre-to-submit-report-on-strategic-partnership-this-week/articleshow/50521993.cms?from=mdr|title=Former DRDO chief VK Aatre to submit report on strategic partnership this week|date=2018-07-11|work=[[The Economic Times]]|access-date=2020-03-23}}</ref> India's premier Defence [[research and development]] organization. In that capacity, he also served as the Scientific Advisor to the [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Defence Minister]] (''Raksha Mantri''). He is a recipient of the [[Padma Vibhushan]] award.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://expert.inae.in/index.php/vasudev-kalkunte-aatre|title=Vasudev Kalkunte Aatre|website=expert.inae.in|access-date=2020-01-10}}</ref> | ||
==Biography== | == Biography == | ||
Aatre was born in 1939 in [[Bangalore]]. He completed his [[Bachelor of Engineering|BE]] in [[Electrical Engineering]] from [[University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering]] (UVCE), Bangalore then part of [[University of Mysore]] in 1961 and a master's degree from the [[Indian Institute of Science]] (IISc), Bangalore, in 1963.<ref name="Dr.">{{Cite web |url=http://www.drdo.org/pub/nl/Feb2000/appointednlfeb.htm |title=www.drdo.org |access-date=5 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041227102836/http://www.drdo.org/pub/nl/Feb2000/appointednlfeb.htm |archive-date=27 December 2004 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> He was awarded a [[PhD]] in Electrical Engineering from the [[University of Waterloo]], Canada, in 1967. Thereafter, he worked as a Professor of Electrical Engineering at the [[Technical University of Nova Scotia]], [[City of Halifax|Halifax]], Canada, until 1980.<ref name="Dr."/> He was a Visiting Professor at IISc till 1977. He is a former member of the [[Defence Research & Development Service]] (DRDS). | Aatre was born in 1939 in [[Bangalore]]. He completed his [[Bachelor of Engineering|BE]] in [[Electrical Engineering]] from [[University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering]] (UVCE), Bangalore then part of [[University of Mysore]] in 1961 and a master's degree from the [[Indian Institute of Science]] (IISc), Bangalore, in 1963.<ref name="Dr.">{{Cite web |url=http://www.drdo.org/pub/nl/Feb2000/appointednlfeb.htm |title=www.drdo.org |access-date=5 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041227102836/http://www.drdo.org/pub/nl/Feb2000/appointednlfeb.htm |archive-date=27 December 2004 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> He was awarded a [[PhD]] in Electrical Engineering from the [[University of Waterloo]], Canada, in 1967. Thereafter, he worked as a Professor of Electrical Engineering at the [[Technical University of Nova Scotia]], [[City of Halifax|Halifax]], Canada, until 1980.<ref name="Dr."/> He was a Visiting Professor at IISc till 1977. He is a former member of the [[Defence Research & Development Service]] (DRDS). | ||
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In 2015, [[Karnataka Science and Technology Academy|Karnataka Science and Technology]] awarded him with the academy’s Lifetime Achievement Award for 2014.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/exchief-of-drdo-vk-aatre-honoured/article6863356.ece|title=Ex-chief of DRDO V.K. Aatre honoured|date=2015-02-06|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=2020-03-23|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> | In 2015, [[Karnataka Science and Technology Academy|Karnataka Science and Technology]] awarded him with the academy’s Lifetime Achievement Award for 2014.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/exchief-of-drdo-vk-aatre-honoured/article6863356.ece|title=Ex-chief of DRDO V.K. Aatre honoured|date=2015-02-06|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=2020-03-23|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> | ||
==See also== | == See also == | ||
* [[List of University of Waterloo people]] | * [[List of University of Waterloo people]] | ||
==References== | == References == | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
==Further reading== | == Further reading == | ||
* Dr. K Divyananda; Dr. [[W Selvamurthy]] (2005). ''Soaring High: A Biography of Dr. V. K. Aatre''. New Delhi: IK International {{ISBN|81-88237-24-8}} | * Dr. K Divyananda; Dr. [[W Selvamurthy]] (2005). ''Soaring High: A Biography of Dr. V. K. Aatre''. New Delhi: IK International {{ISBN|81-88237-24-8}} | ||
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