A. Sivathanu Pillai

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A Sivathanu Pillai
Born (1947-07-15) 15 July 1947 (age 76)
Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu
Citizenship Indian
Nationality Indian
Fields Nuclear Physics
Aerospace Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Alma mater University of Madras (B.E.)
University of Pune (PhD)
Harvard University
Known for Known as Father of Brahmos Aerospace[1]
Notable awards Padma Shri
2002
Padma Bhushan
2013
Order of Friendship
2014
Notes
Pillai is a close and personal friend[2] of Former President of India APJ Abdul Kalam

A Sivathanu Pillai is an Indian scientist who currently serves as Honorary Distinguished Professor at Indian Space Research Organisation and a Honorary Professor at IIT Delhi in the Department of Mechanical Engineering[3] and a Visiting Professor at Indian Institute of Science.

He is the President of Project Management Associates[4] and is the Chairperson of the Board of Governors of the National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra.[5]

He formerly served as Chief Controller of Research and Development from year 1996 to 2014 and held the rank of "Distinguished Scientist" from year 1999 to 2014 at the Defence Research and Development Organisation at the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of India.[6] He is also the founder-CEO and managing director of the BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited.[7]

He also previously served as Vice President of International Project Management Association[8] and as Special Secretary representing India in the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Military-Technical Cooperation.

Early life and education

Apathukatha Sivathanu Pillai was born in Nagercoil which was part of the erstwhile princely state of Travancore on 15 July 1947. He has completed his schooling at D.V.D. Higher Secondary School, Nagercoil. He earned his Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from University of Madras in 1969. He then completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School (Class of 1991). He then earned PhD in Technology Management from University of Pune in 1996 and D.Sc from Tumkur University.[9]

Career

Pillai’s four decades of experience in ISRO and DRDO made him a leader in the field of launch vehicles and guided missiles. He joined DRDO in 1986 and was the Programme Director of IGMDP under the leadership of A. P. J. Kalam. He contributed to the successful development of SLV III as a core team member and to the evolution of PSLV configuration for ISRO. In August 2007 he was given a third extension of his retirement date by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet.[10][11][12]

Brahmos Aerospace

Pillai is regarded as the Father of BRAHMOS,[13] the joint venture between India and Russia to design, develop, produce and market the supersonic cruise missile BrahMos and he is the chief executive and managing director of BrahMos Aerospace. In 2007, under his leadership as CEO of Brahmos Aerospace, the company bought Kerala Hitech Industries Limited. It has been then converted into Brahmos Aerospace Trivandrum Limited, the second missile making unit of BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited for a world-class missile facility with system integration and testing.[14][15]

Awards and honours

Year of Award or Honor Name of Award or Honor[16][17] Awarding Organization
2014 Lifetime Achievement Award[18] Rotary International.
2014 Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award[19][20] Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management.
2014 Order of Friendship[21] President of Russia.
2013 Padma Bhushan[22] President of India.
2009 DRDO Technology Leadership Award Prime Minister of India.
2009 Level A certification of Project Directorship The International Project Management Association (IPMA), Switzerland.
2008 Honorary Doctorate Thapar University, India.
2007 Honorary Doctorate Avinashilingam University, India.
2006 Honorary Doctorate Bharathiar University, India.
2006 Honorary Doctorate State Marine Technical University of St. Petersburg, Russia.
2006 Honorary Doctorate Andhra University, India.
2006 Raja Rammohan Puraskar Award Ministry of Defence.
2005 DRDO Performance Excellence Award Ministry of Defence.
2005 Honorary Doctorate Sathyabama University, India.
2005 Honorary Doctorate Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University, India.
2003 The Order of the Peter the Great and the Academician of the University The Moscow University of Security, Defence and Law Enforcement, Russia.
2003 Award for dedicated service, co-operation, development and peace OISCA International, Japan.
2002 Padma Shri[23] President of India.
2001 Dr. Davidson Frame Award University of Technology & Management, USA.
1988 DRDO Scientist of the year Ministry of Defence.

Books, Research Papers and Journals

Sivathanu Pillai is a published author and coauthor of several books, research papers and journals.

  • The Path Unexplored (Publisher: Pentagon Press, Publication Year: 2014; ISBN 9788182747906).
  • Thoughts For Change - We Can Do It (Publisher: Pentagon Press, Publication Year: 2012; EAN: 9788182747074).
  • Envisioning an empowered nation: technology for societal transformation (Publisher: Tata McGraw-Hill Pub. Co., 2004; ISBN 978-0-07-053154-3).
  • Technology Leadership – A Revolution in the Making: defining the future visionary leaders (ISBN 9780070583283).
  • Nanoscience and Nanotechnology in Engineering: (Publisher: World Scientific, 2010; ISBN 978-981-4277-92-1).
  • Ocean Warfare: The Technology Waves (Publisher: Manas Publications, 2006; ISBN 978-81-7049-239-9).
  • Revolution In Leadership – Building Technology Competence (ISBN 9788182745520).
  • Nanotechnology Engineering in Nano- and Bio-Medicine: Devices and Applications (ISBN 9780470758632)

References

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Further reading

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External links

Others

Business positions
New title CEO and MD of BrahMos Aerospace
1998–2014		 Succeeded by
Sudhir Mishra
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