Jitendra Nath Goswami
Jitendranath Goswami (born 18 November 1950) is an Indian scientist from Jorhat, Assam. He was the Chief Scientist of Chandrayaan-1, and was also the developer of this project. He served as a director of Physical Research Laboratory situated at Ahmadabad, Gujarat. He was also associated with Chandrayaan-2 and Mangalyaan.
Jitendra Nath Goswami | |
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Jitendra Nath Goswami (left) receiving the Padma Shri award from Pranab Mukherjee, President of India in 2017 | |
| Born | 18 November 1950 |
| Alma mater | Cotton College Gauhati University Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Gujarat University |
| Known for | Chandrayaan-1 Chandrayaan-2 |
| Awards | NASA's Public Service Group Achievement Award (1986) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (1994) Kamal Kumari National Award (2003) Asom Ratna (2015) Padma Shri (2017) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astrophysics |
| Institutions | Physical Research Laboratory Indian Space Research Organization |
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