Roddam Narasimha - the DST Year-of-Science Professor at the Engineering Mechanics Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore - was one of Satish Dhawan's earliest and most distinguished students. In this interview, he shares his memories of his teacher and mentor: how Dhawan influenced him in choosing a research career in fluid dynamics and how Dhawan's personal qualities enabled him to transform IISc - of which he was the longest-serving director - and ISRO.
This interview was produced by the Archives and Publications Cell, IISc, on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Department of Aerospace Engineering.
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Credits
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Research: Nithyanand Rao, Rohini Krishnamurthy and Megha Prakash
Interviewer: Nithyanand Rao
Cinematography, Sound, Audio and Video Editing: Souvik Mandal
Photo Credits: Roddam Narasimha; Archives and Publications Cell, IISc; Indian Space Research Organisation
Logistics: Karthik Ramaswamy, Deepika S, Kavitha Harish, Sampangi Ramu, Oblesh DP and Deepak S
Special thanks to the Office of Development and Alumni Affairs, IISc; V Surendranath and the staff of the Open-Circuit Wind Tunnel and the High-Speed Wind Tunnel Complex, Department of Aerospace Engineering, IISc
20 дек 2017
