Career
Prof Rao started his career as a cosmic ray scientist, under the late Dr Vikram Sarabhai, which work he continued at MIT. In association with the JPL Group, he was the first to establish the continuous nature of the solar wind and its effect on geomagnetism using Mariner 2 observations. Prof Rao's experiments on a number of Pioneer and Explorer spacecrafts, led to a complete understanding of the solar cosmic ray phenomena and the electromagnetic state of the interplanetary space. Convinced of the imperative need to use space technology for rapid development, Prof Rao undertook the responsibility for the establishment of satellite technology in India in 1972. Under his guidance, beginning with the first Indian satellite "Aryabhata" in 1975, over 18 satellites including Bhaskara, APPLE, Rohini, INSAT-1 and INSAT-2 series of multipurpose satellites and the sophisticated IRS-1A and 1B remote sensing satellites were designed, fabricated and launched for providing communication, remote sensing and meteorological services.
| Year | Positions held |
|---|---|
| 1988, | Chairman, PRL Council, ISRO-DOS |
| 2005 - | Chairman, Karnataka Science & Technology Academy |
| 2007 - | Additional Director, Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore |
| 2007 - | President, Centre for Space Physics, Kolkata |
| 2006–2011 | Chancellor, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow |
| 2006–2010 | Member, Central Board of Directors, Reserve Bank of India. |
| 2007 | Chairman, Governing Council of Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune |
| 1997 - | Co-Chairman, Governing Council of National Center for Antarctic & Ocean Research, Goa |
| 1981–2001 | Member, Space Commission, Government of India |
| 2001–2002 | Chairman, Prasar Bharati Board |
| 1997–2001 | Member, Prasar Bharati Board |
| 1998–2001 | Member, National Security Advisory Board |
| 1997–2000 | Chairman, United Nations - Committee on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UN-COPUOS) |
| 1994–1999 | Dr. Vikram Sarabhai Distinguished Professor of the Department of Space |
| 1984–1994 | Chairman, Space Commission/Secretary, Department of Space, Government of India & Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) |
| 1975–1984 | Director, ISRO Satellite Centre, Bangalore |
| 1972–1975 | Project Director, Indian Scientific Satellite Project, Bangalore |
| 1969–1972 | Professor, Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad |
| 1966–1969 | Associate Professor, Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad. |
| 1963–1966 | Asst. Professor at S.W. Centre for Advanced Research, Dallas, Texas |
| 1961–1963 | Post Doctoral Fellow MIT, USA. |
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