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Dr. K Radhakrishnan (1949- ) is India's Secretary of the department of space, Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), and Chairman of the Space Commission in India (2009- ). He received his degree in electrical engineering in 1970 from Kerala University, his Masters of Business Administration from the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore in 1976, and his doctorate from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur in 2000. From 1989-1997 he was the director of Remote Sensoring Service Centers under the National Natural Resources Management System while simultaneously holding the position of Director of Budget and Economic Analysis for ISRO (1987-1997). From 1997-2000 Radhakrishnan was the National Mission Director of Integrated Mission for sustainable Development and a Deputy Director of the National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA). From the years 2000-2006 he was the founding Director of the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) (2000-2005), the Project Director of Early Warning System for Tsunami and Storm Surges (2000-2005), the Vice Chairman of Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO (2001-2005), the founding Chairman of Indian Ocean Global Ocean Observing System (IOGOOS) (2001-2006), and the Regional Coordinator in the Indian Ocean for the International Argo Project (2001-2005). In 2006 Radhakrishnan became a member of the Indian delegation to the United Nations Committee on the peaceful use of outer space. From 2005-2008 Radakrishnan was the director of the National Remote Sensing Agency and from 2007-2009 was the director of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre.

Organization Membership

 * President of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing (2005-2007)
 * Vice President of Indian Geophysical Union (2007-2009)
 * Member of the International Academy of Astronautics
 * Member of the Space Commission
 * Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering
 * Fellow of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing
 * Fellow of the Systems Society of India
 * Fellow of the Indian Geophysical Union
 * Fellow of the Andhra Pradesh Academy of Sciences

Awards

 * Dr. Y. Nayudamma Memorial Award of Andhra Pradesh Academy of Sciences (2009)
 * BHASKARA Award of Indian Society of Remote Sensing (2008)
 * Silver Jubilee Honour by Ministry of Earth Sciences (2006)
 * VASVIK Industrial Research Award in the field of Electrical and Electronics Sciences and Technology (2005)
 * K R Ramanathan Memorial Gold Medal of Indian Geophysical union (2003)

Other Accomplishments
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 * Radhakrishnan has authored 55 publications, including twelve in distinguished journals and eight in edited books.
 * Radhakrishnan is a trained vocalist and [[Kathakali|Kathakali dancer