Roddam Narasimha

Key facts

Born

20 July 1933, Bengaluru

Died

14 December 2020, Bengaluru

State of birth

Bengaluru, Karnataka

Sector

Science & space

Profession

Indian scientist (1933–2020)

Gender

Male

Biography

Roddam Narasimha FRS was an Indian aerospace scientist and fluid dynamicist. He was a professor of Aerospace Engineering at the Indian Institute of Science (1962–1999), director of the National Aerospace Laboratories (1984–1993) and the chairman of the Engineering Mechanics Unit at Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research. He was the DST Year-of-Science Chair Professor at JNCASR and concurrently held the Pratt & Whitney Chair in Science and Engineering at the University of Hyderabad. Narasimha was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest civilian award, in 2013 for his contributions to advance India's aerospace technology.

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Timeline

1. 1933Born in Bengaluru
2. 1974Awarded the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology
3. 1987Awarded the Padma Bhushan in science & engineering
4. 2011Awarded the H K Firodia awards
5. 2013Awarded the Padma Vibhushan in science & engineering
6. 2020Dies in Bengaluru