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Jitendra Nath Goswami
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Jitendranath Goswami (born 18 November 1950) is an Indian scientist from Jorhat, Assam. He was the Chief Scientist of Chandrayaan-1,[2] and was also the developer of this project.[3] He served as a director of Physical Research Laboratory situated at Ahmadabad, Gujarat. He was also associated with Chandrayaan-2 and Mangalyaan.
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![]() Jitendra Nath Goswami (left) receiving the Padma Shri award from Pranab Mukherjee, President of India in 2017 | |
Born | (1950-11-18) 18 November 1950 (age 73)[1] |
Alma mater | Cotton College Gauhati University Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Gujarat University |
Known for | Chandrayaan-1 Chandrayaan-2 |
Awards | NASA's Public Service Group Achievement Award (1986) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (1994) Kamal Kumari National Award (2003) Asom Ratna (2015) Padma Shri (2017) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Astrophysics |
Institutions | Physical Research Laboratory Indian Space Research Organization |
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