Educational Qualification:
- M.Sc (Physics), 1969; First rank from University of Kerala, in the branch of specialisation of Wireless Communication
- MTech(Physical Engg.), 1971; First Rank from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
- Passed a course on ‘Script Writing for Science Films’ held at ‘Film and Television Institute of India’, Pune in1981.
Experience:
- 34 years at Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, ISRO in instrumentation system design and development, infrastructure development for functional testing of launch vehicle mechanisms, project management, reliability testing, failure analysis, etc.
- Eight years teaching in engineering college.
Positions held Earlier:
- Chairman, Division of Electrical Sciences, RSET;
- HoD, Department of Applied Electronics and Instrumentation;
- Various positions in Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, ISRO including Deputy Project Director, Rohini Sounding Rockets Project, Project Manager, Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle; Manager, Aerospace Mechanisms Test Facilities, Head, Instrumentation and Testing Division; Head, Technical Documentation and Archival Division.
- Op Amp Improves Plasma Probe Sensitivity; Electronics, April 29, 1976.
- Simulated Inductance for Low Frequency Filter; Electronics Engineering, November 1976.
- Multifrequency signal Averager; Electronics Engineering, December 1986.
- Temperature Turbulence Probe for Atmospheric Boundary Layer Studies; J. Physics E, Sci. Instrum. Vol. 19 (1986).
- Pyrolysis Caused Tail Off Thrust in a Solid Rocket Motor : A Semi Empirical Model, Defence Science Journal ; Vol:48(1) ; 1998.
- Development and Qualification of Payload Fairing Separation and Jettisoning System for the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle of India, 45th Congress of the International Astronomical Federation; 1994.
- Bistatic Acoustic Radar Employing Digital Data Processing System, Indian National Space Sciences Symposium, 1984.
- Improve the performance of Bistatic Acoustic radar by using a Monostatic – Bistatic Combination, Indian National Space Sciences Symposium, 1986.
- Feasibility of Setting up a National Microgravity Facility at AMF, Valiamala, Indian National Space Sciences Symposium, 1986.
- Measurement and Control of Differential Delay of Multiple Pyro Devices, 7th National Seminar on High Energy Materials, 1994.
- Facility for Earth based Experimental Activities in Low Gravity Environments, Wisitex 94, 8th International Exhibition and Technology Congress, 1994.
- Measurement of Impulse Delivered on External Systems by Flexible Linear Shaped Charge During Stage Separation in Launch Vehicles; 7th National Seminar on High Energy Materials, 1994.
- Invited Lecture on ‘The Challenge of Functional Testing of GSLV Stage Separation System; Workshop on Staging Systems, 1994.
- Aerospace Mechanisms Facility of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre: A Unique Facility for Testing Aerospace Mechanisms; 10th National Convention of Aerospace Engineers,
- Instrumentation for Functional Testing of Aerospace Mechanisms; 10th National Convention of Aerospace Engineers, 1995.
- Pyrolysis caused Tail off Thrust in a Solid Rocket Motor; An Empirical Model and its Application to Flight Sequencing: International Seminar on High Energy Materials, HEMRL, Pune, 1996.
- Invited Lecture on ‘Testing of Stage Auxiliary Systems of Launch Vehicles; National Conference on Aerospace Testing (ATTEST – 96): VSSC, Thiruvananthapuram.
- 50 Books in Malayalam, including the first science fiction in Malayalam, a collection of poems, short stories and popular science; one text book in English; more than 150 technical reports.
Presentation related to education:
- ‘Role of doing Science Projects in High School Education’: presented at National Education Conference in 1990 in Bhopal.
- Life Member, Indian National Society for Aerospace and Related Mechanisms.Life Member, Instrument Society of India.Member, IEEE.
- Best Children’s Book Award of Kerala Sahitya Academy, 1981.