P Sreekumar
P Sreekumar 2013-2018
Parameswaran Sreekumar (31 January 1960 – ) was the director of IIA from 2013 to 2018. P Sreekumar obtained his PhD in Physics from University of New Hampshire in 1989. He took over as the director of IIA in 2013, on deputation from ISRO.
S Siraj Hasan
S Siraj Hasan 2006-2012
S Sirajul Hasan (03 September 1952 – ) was the director of IIA from 2006 to 2012. Siraj Hasan obtained his PhD in Astrophysics from New College, University of Oxford, U.K. in 1977. He specializes in the study of dynamics and energy transport in the solar atmosphere.
Ramanath Cowsik
Ramanath Cowsik 1992-2003
Ramanath Cowsik (03 September 1940 – ) was the director of IIA from 1992 to 2003. Ramanath Cowsik obtained his PhD degree in 1968 from University of Mumbai. He is currently the James S. McDonnell Professor of Space Sciences at the University of Washington, St. Luis.
J C Bhattacharyya
J C Bhattacharyya 1982-1990
Jagadish Chandra Bhattacharyya (01 September 1930 – 04 June 2012) was the director of IIA from 1982 to 1990. JC Bhattacharya obtained his DPhil degree in 1971 from the University of Oxford, UK with specialization in experimental astrophysics.
M K Vainu Bappu
M K Vainu Bappu 1971-1982
Mannali Kallat Vainu Bappu (10 August 1927 – 19 August 1982) was the founder director of IIA from 1971 till his demise in 1982. M K Vainu Bappu obtained his PhD degree in 1952 from Harvard University for spectroscopic studies of Wolf-Rayet stars.
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