Indian aerospace scientist G Satheesh Reddy wins first IEI-IEEE award for engineering excellence 2015
Q. Which Indian scientist has been conferred the first IEI-IEEE Award for engineering excellence in 2015?- Published on 29 Aug 16a. J Satheesh Reddy
b. APJ Abdul Kalam
c. G Satheesh Reddy
d. D Satheesh Reddy
ANSWER: G Satheesh Reddy
Indian aerospace scientist G. Satheesh Reddy on 25th August 2016 won the first IEI-IEEE award for engineering excellence in 2015.
- Award is a recognition of Reddy’s significant national contributions towards missiles and aerospace technologies
- Award was presented by the Institution of Engineers (India) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Asia Pacific region
- It was presented during the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Asia Pacific region
- It was presented during the 50th anniversary of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
- Reddy is a renowned aerospace and navigation scientist
- He is currently working as scientific adviser to Raksha Mantri and DG Missiles and Strategic Systems
- He is credited with the development of the Medium Range Surface to Air weapon system.
- He also developed India’s first guided bomb
- He was also the first from India to be a fellow of the Royal Institute of Navigation in London
- He is a fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society
- Apart from his he is a foreign member of the Academy of Navigation and Motion Control Russia
- He is a fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering and a honorary fellow of the Computer Society of India
