Kailasavadivoo Sivan

Kailasavadivoo Sivan (born 14 April 1957) is an Indian space scientist and the chairperson of the Indian Space Research Organization.^[1][2]

Kailasavadivoo Sivan
K. Sivan addressing a press conference on Chandrayaan-2
Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation
Incumbent
Assumed office 15 January 2018
Preceded by	A. S. Kiran Kumar
Personal details
Born	Kailasavadivoo Sivan (1957-04-14) 14 April 1957 (age 68) Mela Sarakkalvilai, Kanyakumari District, (present-day Tamil Nadu), India
Nationality	Indian
Education	Madurai University (B.Sc.) IIT, Bombay (Ph.D)

Early life

He was born in Mela Sarakkalvilai, near Nagercoil in Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu state of India.^[3]

Awards

• Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Award, 2019.^[4]
• IEEE Simon Ramo Medal, shared with Byrana N. Suresh, 2020.