P Veeramuthuvel

In this Indian name, the name Palanivel is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Veeramuthuvel.

Palanivel Veeramuthuvel (born 22 October 1976) is an Indian aerospace engineer who works for the Indian Space Research Organisation. He served as the project director of the Chandrayaan-3 mission.^[1]

P Veeramuthuvel
Veeramuthuvel in 2023
Born	(1976-10-22) 22 October 1976 (age 48) Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu, India
Alma mater	Sri Sai Ram Engineering College (Engineering) IIT Madras (PhD)
Occupation	Aerospace engineer
Years active	2014–present
Employer	Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Indian Space Research Organisation

Early life and education

P Veeramuthuvel was born on 22 October 1976 in Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu, India.^[2] He attended the railway school in Villupuram and earned a diploma in mechanical engineering from Ezhumalai Polytechnic College, Villupuram. He attended Sri Sai Ram Engineering College in Chennai for his Bachelor's degreee in Mechanical Engineering. He attended NIT Trichy for his Master of Engineering studies.^[3]

Career

Veeramuthuvel joined Lakshmi Engineering Works, Coimbatore as a senior engineer. He then joined the rotary wing research and design center of the helicopter division of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Bangalore. He joined ISRO in 2004,^[4] where he worked on multiple projects and held various responsibilities, including planning for the second Mars Orbiter Mission. In parallel, he completed post-graduate studies at the IIT Madras.^[5]

Veeramuthuvel has served as the deputy director of the ISRO's main office's Space Infrastructure Programme.^[6] In 2019, he was appointed as the director of the Chandrayaan 3 mission. He succeeded Muthayya Vanitha, who oversaw the Chandrayaan-2 mission as its project director. He was also instrumental in the Chandrayaan-2 mission, coordinating with NASA on the project's prospects and science.^[7]

References

1. "Railway Technician's Son, Chandrayaan 3 Project Director: The Inspiring Journey of ISRO Scientist P Veeramuthuvel". TimesNow. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
2. Arulappan, Vinodh (24 August 2023). "From Railway staff quarters to Moon: Trajectory of Chandrayaan-3 Project Director Veera Muthuvel". The South First. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
3. "'Simple man, average student': Meet Chandrayaan-3 project director P Veeramuthuvel". India Today. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
4. "Meet Villupuram's P Veeramuthuvel, the Tamil scientist behind India's Chandrayaan-3 mission". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
5. "Meet Villupuram's P Veeramuthuvel, the Tamil scientist behind India's Chandrayaan-3 mission". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
6. "Scientist Veera Muthuvel from Tamil Nadu: Son of railway technician from Villupuram, brains behind Chandrayaan-3". News9live. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
7. "Chandrayaan-3 Moon mission: Meet the people behind India's lunar mission". mint. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.