Odisha-born scientist Tapan Misra on Friday took over as Director of the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) application centre in Ahmedabad.
An engineering graduate from the Jadavpur University in Kolkata, Misra was the lead designer for the development of C-band synthetic aperture radar of the country’s radar imaging satellite-1 (Risat-1). He was born in 1961 in Rayagada.
“Under Misra’s leadership, critical technology elements for Risat were developed in partnership with the industry,” the space agency said in a statement.
