Sankarasubramanian. K
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Sankarasubramanian. K | |
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| Born | India |
| Alma mater | Indian Institute of Astrophysics (PhD) |
| Occupation | Solar scientist |
| Organization | Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) |
| Known for | Principal scientist of Aditya-L1 |
Sankarasubramanian. K is an Indian solar scientist who works at the U R Rao Satellite Centre (URSC) of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), India's national space agency. He is the principal scientist of Aditya-L1, India's first solar mission, which was launched successfully on 2 September 2023.[1] He is also heading the Space Astronomy Group of URSC
Sankarasubramanian carried out his PhD in physics at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore, Karnataka, through the Bangalore University. His research areas of interest are instrumentation, optics and the solar magnetic field.[2] He obtained his master's degree in physics from The American College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, and bachelor's degree in physics from The MDT Hindu College, Tirunelveli.
After his PhD from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore, Karnataka, he carried out his post-doctoral research at the National Solar Observatory, New Mexico, US, where he was the principal investigator for the Diffraction Limited Spectro-polarimeter instrument.[3]