PROF. Satish Dhawan Endowed Fellowship Established at California Institute of Technology
The Department of Space/Indian Space Research Organisation has established
an endowed fellowship at the Graduate Aerospace Laboratories of the
California Institute of Technology, California, USA. This fellowship is
established in honor of Prof. Satish Dhawan, who was the former Chairman
of Indian Space Research Organisation during its formative period
1972-1984.
Prof. Satish Dhawan was an alumnus of the Graduate Aerospace Laboratories
at California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and obtained his PhD in
aerospace in 1951. He was serving as Distinguished Visiting Professor
during 1971-72 at Caltech, immediately preceding his assumption of the
Chairmanship of ISRO in 1972. Prof. Dhawan was not only a visionary leader
of ISRO but also an internationally recognised researcher and a legendary
teacher. He was bestowed with the Distinguished Alumni Award by Caltech in
1969, the highest alumnus honor. The Government of India honoured Prof.
Satish Dhawan by awarding him Padma Vibhushan in the year 1981.
The fellowship provides an excellent opportunity every year starting from
the winter session of the academic year 2013-14 to one meritorious
graduating student from the Aerospace Department of the Indian Institute
of Space Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram to be sponsored by the
Department of Space, to pursue Masters in Aerospace Engineering at
Caltech.
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