| Birth place | Kothaiseri, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India |
|---|---|
| Field | Mechanical Engineering and Space research |
| Work institution | VSSC |
| Known for | Mars Orbiter Mission |
| Awards | Padma Shri |
| Relatives | Nambi Narayanan (father-in-law) |
| Father | Subbiah |
Subbiah Arunan is an Indian scientist and Padma Shri awardee,[1] known for his role in the Mars Orbiter Mission of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).[2][3] He finished his schooling in St. Mary's Higher Secondary School, Vikramasingapuram in Tirunelveli Dist. He was born in Kothaiseri, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu and completed his Mechanical engineering from Coimbatore Institute of Technology.
In 1984, he started his career in Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre.[4] He is the project director of Mars Orbiter Mission in 2013.[5] He is married to Geetha Arunan, the daughter of fellow ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan.[6]
References
- ^ "Full list: Padma Awards 2015 - IBNLive". ibnlive.in.com. Archived from the original on 27 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Isro gears up to launch India's first mission to Mars on November 5". The Times of India. 2013-11-06. Archived from the original on 2013-11-03. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
- ^ India's Mars mission: The ISRO dreamers who made it possible
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- ^ Ram, Arun. "S Arunan: Man behind ISRO's Mars Orbiter Mission". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2022-07-09.