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A Sivathanu Pillai is an Indian scientist who formerly served as Honorary Distinguished Professor at Indian Space Research Organisation (2015–2018) and an honorary professor at IIT Delhi in the Department of Mechanical Engineering (2015–2016) and a visiting professor at Indian Institute of Science (2014–2015).
About Dr. A S Pillai. Dr. Apathukatha Sivathanu Pillai was a distinguished scientist and Chief Controller, R&D, DRDO. He is also the former CEO & MD of BrahMos Aerospace.
Dr. Apathukatha Sivathanu Pillai, a former Chief Controller, R&D, DRDO was the founder CEO & MD of BrahMos Aerospace. An electrical engineer from Madras University and management expert from Harvard Business School, he has contributed in India's major space research programmes along with Dr. Vikram Sarabhai, Dr. Satish Dhawan and Dr.
Dr. Sivathanu Pillai has joined in the Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, IIT (Delhi), as Honorary Professor from January 2015. Dr. Pillai worked in ISRO and DRDO during the last four decades in Launch Vehicles and Guided Missiles.
Life at Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Immediately after his graduation, Sivathanu Pillai joined Space Science & Technology Centre, Thiruvananthapuram in the year 1969 and worked in Systems Engineering of satellite launch vehicles (rockets).
Full Name: Prof. Prof. A Sivathanu Pillai. Email: aspillai [at]aero.iitb.ac.in.
Dr. Pillai was to give a new accelerated thrust for technology development, networking different groups as well as programme management for the five projects. He helped Dr. Kalam to restructure DRDL to a unique matrix set up.
