Dr. Surendra Pal  is a researcher and an academician of international repute having more than 52. years of experience in the field of Antennas, Microwaves, Space Communication and Satellite Navigation. He is  Former: Vice-Chancellor of Defense Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT), Pune, DRDO Dr.DS Kothari Chair, President of IETE (2012-2014), Distinguished Scientist, Prof. Satish Dhawan Professor, Senior Adviser, Satellite Navigation (lSRO) .

 

He was responsible for initiating: Antennas, Space communication, Microwaves and Satellite navigation activities at ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC) from its inception in 1971. The journey started with Aryabhata India’s first satellite and went on till Chandrayaan-I.

 

Dr. Pal was the founder Programme Director of Indian Satellite Navigation Programme. GAGAN and NaVIC. The NaVIC (IRNSS) constellation is a unique constellation at GEO orbit for Regional Navigation, providing better position and timing, stand-alone, for accuracies, for navigation. GAGAN is certified and handed over to Air Port Authority of India. For NAViC Indian defense and security agencies will be the main user, will be independent of GPS and GLONASS Uses. It is a great development for the country.

 

He has published /presented more than 250 technical papers, two volume book,” Perspectives In Communication, obtained patents guided Ph.Ds. Recently Academy of CSIR has announced him to be conferred Academy Professor, a rare honor to an individual. Dr Pal is a fellow of IEEE, INAE,also Dist Fellow ASI and IETE, FNASc, FVEDA, FIET(UK) ,Chartered Engineer UK, MIA(Paris),FATMS and also associated with several other organisations.