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==Early life and education== |
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P Veeramuthuvel was born on 22 October 1976 in the [[Viluppuram district|Villupuram district]] of [[Tamil Nadu]], India.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Arulappan |first=Vinodh |date=2023-08-24 |title=From Railway staff quarters to Moon: Trajectory of Chandrayaan-3 Project Director Veera Muthuvel |url=https://thesouthfirst.com/tamilnadu/from-railway-staff-quarters-to-moon-trajectory-of-chandrayaan-3-project-director-veera-muthuvel/ |access-date=2023-08-26 |website=The South First |language=en-GB}}</ref> He attended the [[Railway schools in India|railway school]] in Villupuram and earned a [[Diploma in Engineering|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. |
P Veeramuthuvel was born on 22 October 1976 in the [[Viluppuram district|Villupuram district]] of [[Tamil Nadu]], India.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Arulappan |first=Vinodh |date=2023-08-24 |title=From Railway staff quarters to Moon: Trajectory of Chandrayaan-3 Project Director Veera Muthuvel |url=https://thesouthfirst.com/tamilnadu/from-railway-staff-quarters-to-moon-trajectory-of-chandrayaan-3-project-director-veera-muthuvel/ |access-date=2023-08-26 |website=The South First |language=en-GB}}</ref> He attended the [[Railway schools in India|railway school]] in Villupuram and earned a [[Diploma in Engineering|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.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Simple man, average student': Meet Chandrayaan-3 project director P Veeramuthuvel |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/science/chandrayaan-3/story/chandrayaan-3-p-veeramuthuvel-simple-man-average-student-who-put-india-on-moon-2425977-2023-08-24 |access-date=2023-08-26 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Revision as of 11:33, 27 August 2023
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| Born | 22 October 1976 Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Alma mater | IIT Madras (PhD) |
| Occupation | Aerospace engineer |
| Years active | 2014–present |
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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
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
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
- ^ "Railway Technician's Son, Chandrayaan 3 Project Director: The Inspiring Journey of ISRO Scientist P Veeramuthuvel". TimesNow. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "'Simple man, average student': Meet Chandrayaan-3 project director P Veeramuthuvel". India Today. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ "Meet Villupuram's P Veeramuthuvel, the Tamil scientist behind India's Chandrayaan-3 mission". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "Meet Villupuram's P Veeramuthuvel, the Tamil scientist behind India's Chandrayaan-3 mission". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "Scientist Veera Muthuvel from Tamil Nadu: Son of railway technician from Villupuram, brains behind Chandrayaan-3". News9live. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "Chandrayaan-3 Moon mission: Meet the people behind India's lunar mission". mint. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.