| 词条 | V. K. Aatre |
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|name = Vasudev Kalkunte Aatre |image = |image_size = |caption = |birth_date = 1939 |birth_place = Bangalore, British India |citizenship = India |residence = India, Canada |field = Electrical engineering |alma_mater = University of Waterloo, Canada Indian Institute of Science |work_institution = Indian Institute of Science Defence Research and Development Organisation Naval Physical & Oceanographic Lab |doctoral_advisor = |known_for = |prizes = Padma Bhushan Padma Vibhushan |footnotes = }} Dr. Vasudev Kalkunte Aatre (born 1939) is an Indian scientist and former head of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), India's premier Defence research and development organization. In that capacity, he also served as the Scientific Advisor to the Defence Minister (Raksha Mantri). He is an recipient of the Padma Vibhushan award. BiographyAatre was born in 1939 in Bangalore. He completed his BE in Electrical Engineering from University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering (UVCE), Bangalore then part of University of Mysore in 1961 and a master's degree from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, in 1963.[1] He was awarded a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Waterloo, Canada, in 1967. Thereafter, he worked as a Professor of Electrical Engineering at the Technical University of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Canada, until 1980.[1] He was a Visiting Professor at IISc till 1977. He is a former member of the Defence Research & Development Service (DRDS). In 1980, Aatre joined DRDO at the Naval Physical & Oceanographic Laboratory (NPOL), Cochin, and became its Director in 1984. He was later appointed as Chief Controller (R&D) of DRDO. In February 2000, he replaced Abdul Kalam as the Director General of DRDO and SA to RM, serving as scientific advisor to the then Defence Minister, George Fernandes. He retired in October 2004 and was replaced by Dr. M. Natrajan. Aatre was awarded the Padma Bhushan award in 2000 by the then President K. R. Narayanan.[1] He was bestowed with Padma Vibhushan award, India's second highest civilian award in 2016. References1. ^1 2 {{Cite web |url=http://www.drdo.org/pub/nl/Feb2000/appointednlfeb.htm |title=www.drdo.org |access-date=5 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041227102836/http://www.drdo.org/pub/nl/Feb2000/appointednlfeb.htm |archive-date=27 December 2004 |dead-url=yes |df=dmy-all }} Further reading
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