THE EMINENT ALUMNUS AWARD FOR 2020

Eminent Alumnus

Mr. T.K. Sundaramurthy – T.No: 26121, Aero

• A B.Sc from Tiruppatur,  DMIT in 1977 he did M.E in Aerospace Engg from IISc
• Served In ISRO for four decades and grown from Project Engineer to Mission Director level.
• He was responsible for operations / management of communication and meteorological spacecraft of ISRO.
• Main architect for successful commissioning of the state of art communication satellite EUTELSAT, a joint venture of ASTRIUM and ISRO Antrix,  for Europe
• He had the special privilege of associating with an International Space Agency ASTRIUM closely, during execution of these projects (EUTELSAT & HYLAS).
• Honored with many awards for himself and his team
• A freelance ambassador from ISRO community promoting space science and technology. He is a visiting faculty and advisor for many colleges and universities for Aerospace engineering.
• Loves to interact with students from school to university level to spread the technical knowledge.
• Active member of MITAA Bangalore chapter and  served in various capacities