Mr A.S. Kiran Kumar is the new Director of ISRO’s Space Applications Centre, Ahmedabad. He took charge on Saturday from Dr R.R. Navalgund.
Prior to his elevation, Mr Kiran Kumar was a distinguished Scientist and Associate Director of SAC, an ISRO release said.
An M.Tech in physical engineering from the IISc and graduate of Bangalore University, Mr Kiran Kumar joined SAC in 1975.
He has worked in the design and development of electro-optical imaging sensors for early satellites to the latest — the terrain mapping and hyperspectral imagers for the Chandrayaan-1.
He has led teams in designing and developing payloads for communication, remote-sensing, navigation and microwave imaging satellites, the release said.