Brief Bio
Dr P S Goel is Raja Ramanna Chair Professor at NIAS and Honorary Distinguished Professor at ISRO, Bangalore. He has contributed significantly to the development of magnetic altitude control system, mission planning for remote sensing, communication, and scientific missions. Dr Goel developed the spin axis orientation system, Bhaskara I and II satellites, magnetic control for spinning satellites, momentum-biased three-axis control system for APPLE, zero momentum-biased three-axis control system for IRS V, and configuration momentum-biased altitude control system for highly stabilised INSAT-2. Dr Goel was Chairman, Spacecraft System Advisory Board for IRS-1, Project engineer AOCS for APPLE, and Associate Project Director INSAT-I. He was Head, Control System Division, Group Director AOCS, Associate Director of ISAC and Director ISRO Satellite Centre from 1997 to 2005. He was DRDO Chair at RCI/ DRDO Hyderabad pursuing space for National Security. Dr Goel moved to Delhi as Secretary, Department of Ocean Development and transformed it into the MoES by integrating Ocean, Atmosphere, Geo Science and Technologies. He was the first Chairman of Earth Commission. He oversaw the commissioning of Tsunami Warning System of India, initiated the modernisation of IMD and pursued exploration of deep oceans.
Dr Goel was awarded Padma Shri in 2001. He has received several awards including Lifetime Achievement Award from the Aeronautical Society of India and Distinguished Scientist Award from ISRO. He is a fellow of Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore; National Academy of Sciences, Prayagraj; INSA, New Delhi; Institution of Electronic and Telecommunication Engineers, New Delhi; ASI, Bangalore; and Third World Academy of Sciences. He has recently been honoured with a Fellowship from Indian Society of Systems for Science and Engineering. He has authored over 100 research papers in referred journals and conferences.
