P. Veeramuthuvel
Scientist

Indian Villupuram district, Tamil Nadu, India

Quick Info

Profession	Scientist
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	22/10/1976
Age	49 years
Birthplace	Villupuram district, Tamil Nadu, India

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Bio/Wiki

Full name	Palanivenu Veeramuthuvel
Other names	Veera Muthuvel, Veeramuthuvel Palanivelu, P Veeramuthuvel, Palanivel Veeramuthuvel

Physical Stats & More

Height	170 cm
Eye Color	Dark Brown
Hair Color	Salt and Pepper

Educational Qualification(s)

School	Railway Mixed Hs Secondary School Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu
College/University	Sri Sairam Engineering College, Tamil Nadu National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli (NIT Trichy) Indian Institute of Technology Madaras (IITM) Ezhumalai Polytechnic College, Villupuram
Qualifications	Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from a Polytechnic College in Tamil Nadu BE in Mechanical Engineering from Sri Sairam Engineering College (2001) ME in Mechanical Engineering (systems engineering specialisation) from NIT Trichy (2002) PhD in Mechanical Design and Optimization from IITM (2017) Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from Ezhumalai Polytechnic College, Villupuram

Personal Life

Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	10/02/2008

Relationships & More

Spouse	Kavita Balasubramani (homemaker)
Children	He has a daughter (studies in a gurukulam in Coimbatore).

Family

Father	P. Palaniven (retired technician from the Southern Railways division of the Indian Railways)
Mother	Name
Spouse	Kavita Balasubramani
Children	He has a daughter.

Career

Service Years

2004-present

Missions and Designations

Team Member of the Mars Orbiter Mission (also known as Mangalyaan)
Associate Project Director of Chandrayaan-2
Senior Engineer at Lakshmi Engineering Works, Coimbatore (2003-2004)
Engineer at HAL Rotary Wing Research & Design Centre, Bengaluru (2004)
Deputy Director of ISRO's Space Infrastructure Programme
Group Director, Spacecraft Systems Engineering Group at UR Rao Satellite Centre (URSC)
Project Director, Chandrayaan-3

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Veeramuthuvel was appointed Project Director of the Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission by ISRO in 2019.
2. He completed engineering courses in the US, UK, Russia, and France.
3. Veeramuthuvel contributed to designing various remote sensing satellites for India and other countries.
4. He worked on the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), assisting in creating the Mangalyaan satellite and its spacecraft.
5. Joining ISRO in December 2004, he started as a Scientist Engineer and took on different roles over time.
6. He succeeded Muthayya Vanitha as the Project Director of Chandrayaan-3.
7. Veeramuthuvel authored multiple research articles for renowned scientific journals.
8. He follows Sadhguru and sought his blessings for the Chandrayaan-3 mission.
9. After Chandrayaan-3's touchdown, his father and the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu praised him.
10. Google commemorated Chandrayaan-3's achievement with a doodle.
11. As Associate Project Director of Chandrayaan-2, he coordinated with NASA for mission prospects and science, including discussions for a Laser Retroreflector Array (LRA).
12. He worked on planning for the second Mars Orbiter Mission.

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