P Veeramuthuvel

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P Veeramuthuvel
Veera Muthuvel during his speech after Chandrayaan 3's successful soft landing on the moon.png
Born (1976-10-22) 22 October 1976 (age 47)
Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, India
Alma materIIT Madras (PhD)
OccupationAerospace engineer
Years active2014–present
Employer

P Veeramuthuvel (born 22 October 1976) is an Indian aerospace engineer who works for the Indian Space Research Organisation. He served as the project director of the Chandrayaan-3 mission.[1]

Early life and education[edit]

P Veeramuthuvel was born on 22 October 1976 in the Villupuram district of Tamil Nadu, India.[2] He attended the railway school in Villupuram and earned a diploma in mechanical engineering. He attended Sri Sai Ram Engineering College in Chennai for his Bachelor of Engineering studies. He attended NIT Trichy for his Master of Engineering studies.[3]

Career[edit]

Veeramuthuvel joined Lakshmi Engineering Works, Coimbatore as a senior engineer. He then joined the rotary wing research and design center of the helicopter division of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Bangalore. He joined ISRO in 2014,[4] where he worked on multiple projects and held various responsibilities, including planning for the second Mars Orbiter Mission. In parallel, he completed post-graduate studies at the IIT Madras.[5]

Veeramuthuvel has served as the deputy director of the ISRO's main office's Space Infrastructure Programme.[6] In 2019, he was appointed as the director of the Chandrayaan 3 mission. He succeeded Muthayya Vanitha, who oversaw the 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.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Railway Technician's Son, Chandrayaan 3 Project Director: The Inspiring Journey of ISRO Scientist P Veeramuthuvel". TimesNow. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  2. ↑ Arulappan, Vinodh (24 August 2023). "From Railway staff quarters to Moon: Trajectory of Chandrayaan-3 Project Director Veera Muthuvel". The South First. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "'Simple man, average student': Meet Chandrayaan-3 project director P Veeramuthuvel". India Today. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "Meet Villupuram's P Veeramuthuvel, the Tamil scientist behind India's Chandrayaan-3 mission". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "Meet Villupuram's P Veeramuthuvel, the Tamil scientist behind India's Chandrayaan-3 mission". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "Scientist Veera Muthuvel from Tamil Nadu: Son of railway technician from Villupuram, brains behind Chandrayaan-3". News9live. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  7. ↑ "Chandrayaan-3 Moon mission: Meet the people behind India's lunar mission". mint. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
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