V. K. Aatre

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Vasudev Kalkunte Aatre
Born1939
UVCE

University of Waterloo, Canada
Indian Institute of Science
AwardsPadma Bhushan
Padma Vibhushan
Scientific career
FieldsElectrical engineering
InstitutionsIndian Institute of Science
Defence Research and Development Organisation
Naval Physical & Oceanographic Lab

Vasudev Kalkunte Aatre (born 1939) is an Indian scientist and former head of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO),[1] India's premier Defence research and development organization. In that capacity, he also served as the Scientific Advisor to the Defence Minister (Raksha Mantri). He is a recipient of the Padma Vibhushan award.[2]

Biography

Aatre was born in 1939 in

Halifax, Canada, until 1980.[3] He was a visiting professor at IISc till 1977. He is a former member of the Defence Research & Development Service (DRDS).[4][5]

In 1980, Aatre joined DRDO at the

Abdul Kalam as the director general of DRDO and SA to RM, serving as scientific advisor to the then Defence Minister, George Fernandes. He retired in October 2004 and was replaced by Dr. M. Natrajan.[6][7]

The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Vibhushan Award to Dr. Vasudev Kalkunte Aatre, at a Civil Investiture Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on April 12, 2016

Aatre was awarded the Padma Bhushan award in 2000 by the then President K. R. Narayanan.[3] He was bestowed with Padma Vibhushan award, India's second highest civilian award in 2016. He is now chairman of NIT Goa and IIEST SHIBPUR, Howrah.[8]

In 2015, Karnataka Science and Technology awarded him with the academy's Lifetime Achievement Award for 2014.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Former DRDO chief VK Aatre to submit report on strategic partnership this week". The Economic Times. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Vasudev Kalkunte Aatre". expert.inae.in. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "www.drdo.org". Archived from the original on 27 December 2004. Retrieved 5 December 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ "Dr VK Aatre | Defence Research and Development Organisation - DRDO, Ministry of Defence, Government of India". www.drdo.gov.in. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  5. ISSN 0971-751X
    . Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  6. ISBN 8188237248
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  7. ^ "Dr. Vasudev K. Aatre | IIEST". www.iiests.ac.in. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  8. ^ Kumar, Chethan (25 January 2016). "turban: Scientist VK Aatre gets Padma Vibhushan | Bengaluru News". The Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  9. ISSN 0971-751X
    . Retrieved 23 March 2020.

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