Dr M Sudhakar served two premier research
institutions of the country—NIO and NCPOR in Goa. He took
charge as Director, CMLRE, Kochi in 2018 till 2020. A veteran
oceanographer, he has occupied various positions such as
project leader and scientist and has spent more than 1,500
days at sea on-board research vessels, as leader of expeditions
to the Southern Ocean and Antarctica. He represented India at
the Preparatory Commission for the United Nations Law of the
Sea (PrepCom) and was an Elected Member of the Legal and Technical Commission of
the ISBA for the term 2007-2011 and (2012-16). Dr Sudhakar was also a member of SCOR,
ICSU, serving for the second term until 2014. He was a visiting scientist to the Aachen
University of Technology, Germany; a Resource Person of the International Ocean
Institute, Malta; Member, National Steering Committee for Science and Astronomy
Olympiads and Member, Scientific Committee, International Geological Congress 2020.
He was the ‘Commissioner General’ of Government of India for the Yeosu (World) Expo
2012 held in the Republic of Korea.
