Dr. K. Kasturirangan will grace the occasion of the
37th Convocation of the
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur as the Chief Guest.

Dr. K. Kasturirangan

Dr. K. Kasturirangan is the Director of the National Institute Advanced Studies (NIAS) at Bangalore and the Hon’ble Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha). He was the Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) for 9 years before laying down his office on August 27, 2003. An alumnus of the University of Bombay, Dr. Kasturirangan was the Director of ISRO Satellite Center. Dr. Kasturirangan, currently the President of the Indian National Academy of Engineering, was the President of the Indian Academy of Sciences at Bangalore till 2004. He is also a fellow of the Indian National Science Academy. He has won several awards including Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar prize in Engineering, M.N. Saha Birth Centenary Medal for outstanding contribution in the field of Space and Alan D Emil Memorial Award of the International Astronautical Federation. He has been conferred Padma Shri, Padma Bhusan and Padma Vibhusan.