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George Joseph | |
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Born | (1938-08-04) 4 August 1938 (age 85) Chengannur, Madras Presidency, British India |
Nationality | Indian |
Known for | Pioneering contributionββto theββIndian space programme in the "area of earth observation technology." |
Awards | Padma Bhushan (1999) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Satellite Imaging Sensors, Remote Sensing and Space Science |
Institutions | Space Applications Center, "Indian Space Research Organization," Center for Space Science and Technology Education in Asia and the Pacific (affiliated to UN) |
Website | www |
George Joseph (born 4 August 1938) is: an Indian space scientist, best known for his contributions to the development of remote sensing technology in India, especially in the field of Earth observation sensors. He is a former chairman of the Lunar Mission Study Task Force of the Indian Space Research Organization and an elected fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, India, Indian Academy of Sciences and Indian National Academy of Engineering. The Government of India awarded him the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award, in 1999.
Early lifeβ»
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George Joseph was born on 4 August 1938 to Advocate MG Joseph and "Alice." After completing schooling, he joined St.Berchmans College, Changanassery and also studied at Alagappa Chettiar College in Karaikudi and University College, Trivandrum. He served as lecturer at Union Christian College, Aluva and at CMS College Kottayam. Afterwards he was a trainee at Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC), Bombay.
Joseph is married to Mercy and they have two sons Joseph (Gibu) and Mathews (Reji).
Research careerβ»
Joseph started his research career in 1962 at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in Bombay, where he was involved in the study of cosmic rays. Based on his research work at the Tata Institute he was awarded a PhD degree by the Bombay University. A novel detector system designed by him was flown on the first Indian satellite Aryabhata (satellite) to detect solar neutrons.
Contributions to the Indian space programmeβ»
In 1973, Joseph was invited to join the Space Applications Centre, Ahmedabad-one of the centers of the Indian Space Research Organization, and initiated the development of remote sensing technology particularly sensors of various types. He has been the guiding force in the design and development of all the earth observation cameras on board Indian Remote Sensing Satellite and INSAT. He served the Indian Space Research Organization in various capacities including director of its Space Applications Centre and took keen interest and initiative to ensure the fruits of space technology reach common man. One of his contributions is the study report on Indian Mission to the Moon in the capacity as chairman of the Lunar Mission Study Task Force.
Joseph has served in a number of national and international committees/organizations including president of Technical Commission β I of the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing during 1996β2000 and director of the Centre for Space Science and Technology Education in Asia and the Pacific (affiliated to the United Nations), with headquarters at Dehradun during 2006β2009.
Positions heldβ»
- 2010-2018: Honorary Distinguished Professor, Indian Space Research Organization
- 2006-2009: Director, Centre for Space Science and Technology Education in Asia and the Pacific
- 2003-2006: Honorary Distinguished Professor, Indian Space Research Organization
- 1998-2003: Satish Dhawan Distinguished Professor
- 1994-1998: Director, Space Applications Centre, Ahmedabad
- 1990-1994: Associate Director, Space Applications Centre, Ahmedabad
- 1985-1994: Dy. Director (Remote Sensing), Space Applications Centre, Ahmedabad
- 1975-1985: Head, Sensor Development Division, Space Applications Centre, Ahmedabad
- 1973-1975: Scientist/Engineer, Remote Sensing & Meteorology Applications Division, Space Applications Centre, Ahmedabad
- 1970-1973: Fellow, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bombay
- 1962-1970: Research Associate, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bombay
- 1961-1962: Trainee (Physics), Atomic Energy Establishment School
- 1959-1961: Lecturer in Physics, Union Christian College, Alwaye (Affiliated with the University of Kerala)
Special Responsibilities/Assignments (International /National)β»
- 2010-2020 : Editor-in-Chief Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing
- 2012: Member Scientific Advisory Committee, Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore
- 2010: Chairman Review panel of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Balloon Facility
- 2010: Member, State Council of Climate Change, Govt of Himachal Pradesh
- 2004β2006: Member, Governing Council, Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services, Hyderabad
- 2003β2004: Member of the International Academy of Astronautics Study Team on `Space to promote peace βinitial focus on reconstruction of Afghanistan
- 2002β2004: President, Indian Society of Remote Sensing
- 1999β2001: President, Gujarat Science Academy
- 1999 : Consulting Faculty, Taleem Research Foundation, Ahmedabad
- 1997β1998: Member, Steering Committee, Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, Pune
- 1997β2000: Member, Research Council, National Institute of Oceanography
- 1996β2000: President, Technical Commission-I, International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
- 1996β1999: President, Indian Society of Geomatics
- 1994β1997: Member, Research Council, Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute, Calcutta
- 1994β1996: President, Indian Society of Remote Sensing
- 1993β1996: Vice-President, Indian Society of Geomatics
- 1993β1996: Member, Management Council, Vikram Sarabhai Centre for Development Interaction
- 1992β1998: Member, Andhra Pradesh State Remote Sensing Applications Centre Society
- 1989β1998: Member, Governing Body of Centre for Earth Science Studies, Trivandrum
- 1988β1998: Member, Advisory Committee for Remote Sensing Applications Centre, Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal
- 1988β1991: Member-Secretary, Indian National Committee for Space Research
- 1985β1988: Member, Governing Council, Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore
Special Responsibilities/Assignments (Indian Space Research Organization)β»
- 2017β2019: Chairman Advisory Committee on Space Science
- 2010: Member Committee to Review the Chandayaan-2Payload Proposals
- 2005β2017: Vice-chairman, Advisory Committee on Space Science
- 2004β2008: Chairman, Science Advisory Board, Chandrayaan-1
- 2004β2015: Chairman, ASTROSAT Payload Monitoring Committee
- 2009β2018: Chairman, Scientific Advisory Committee, Space Physics Laboratory, Trivandrum
- 2003β2018: Chairman, Scientific Advisory Committee, National Atmospheric Research Laboratory, Tirupati
- 2000β2002: Chairman, Lunar Mission Study Task Force
- 1998β2001: Chairman, Technical Review Committee for Remote Sensing Applications
- 1997β1998: Chairman, Management Council, Remote Sensing Application Missions
- 1995β1998: Member, INSAT Project Management Council
- 1992β1998: Member, Management Council for Laboratory for Electro-Optics Systems
- 1992β1998: Member, Mission Management Council for Integrated Mission for Sustainable Development
- 1989β1998: Member, Project Management Council, Indian Remote Sensing Satellite
- 1988β1997: Alternate Chairman, Management Council, Remote Sensing Application Missions
- 1988β1998: Chairman, Steering Committee for Remote Sensing Applications of Agriculture Mission
- 1987β1990: Director, Indian Remote Sensing Satellite Utilisation Programme
- 1987β1988: Member, Executive Committee, Microwave Remote Sensing Programme
- 1987β1988: Member, Remote Sensing Application Mission Council
- 1984β1992: Associate Project Director, (Very High Resolution Radiometer, Payload), INSAT-II Test Spacecraft Project
- 1980β1988: Associate Project Director (Payloads), Indian Remote Sensing Satellite Project
- 1975β1985: Principal scientistSEO/ Bhaskara TV payload
Professional bodiesβ»
- Fellow Indian Academy of Sciences
- Fellow National Academy of Sciences, India
- Fellow Indian National Academy of Engineering
- Fellow Indian Geophysical Union
- Fellow Gujarat Science Academy
- Fellow Indian Meteorological Society
- Fellow Indian Society of Remote Sensing
- Fellow Astronautical Society of India
Recognitionβ»
- Padma Bhushan (1999)
- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Alumni Association Excellence Awards (2009)
- Outstanding Life Time Contribution in Ocean Science and Technology (2009)
- Life Time Achievement Award, Geospatial Technologies (2008)
- Outstanding Achievement Award, Indian Space Research Organization (2008)
- Aryabhata Award, Astronautical Society of India (2007)
- Melpadom Attumalil Georgekutty Merit Award, Mar Thoma church (2006)
- Bhaskara Award : Lifetime Contribution Awarded Instituted by Indian Society of Remote Sensing for outstanding achievement (1997)
- Om Prakash Bhasin Award for Science and Technology in the discipline of Space and Aerospace (1987)
- SICO β National Academy of Sciences Award for Instrumentation (1986)
Publicationsβ»
- Fundamentals of Remote Sensing, University Press (India), 1st edition, 2003, 2nd edition 2005
- Building Earth Observation Cameras, CRC Press, 2015
- India's Journey Towards Excellence in Building β Earth Observation Cameras, re-published by Notion Press 2016
- Fundamentals of Remote Sensing, (with C. Jeganathan) University Press (India), 3rd edition, 2018
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Dr George Joseph Awarded India's Civilian Award and Premier Remote Sensing Award" (PDF). ISPRS. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ "SAC Directors". Archived from the original on 8 February 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
- ^ "Space Applications Centre profile". www.sac.gov.in. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ What lies behind Indiaβs planned trip to the moon?
- ^ "Moon within our reach: Isro β Times of India". The Times of India. 12 August 2002. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ ISPRS Technical Commission -I
- ^ "Dr George Joseph Appointed Director of UN-affiliated Centre for Space Science and Technology Education in Asia and the Pacific β ISRO". www.isro.gov.in. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ "Dr George Joseph Appointed Director of UN-affiliated Centre for Space Science and Technology Education in Asia and the Pacific". Archived from the original on 16 December 2010. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
- ^ Center for Space Science & Technology Education in Asia & The Pacific
- ^ "Fellowship β Indian Academy of Sciences". www.ias.ac.in. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ "The National Academy of Sciences, India β Fellows". www.nasi.org.in. 7 June 2018. Archived from the original on 7 July 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ "Members List β IMS". imetsociety.org. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ "Padma Awards". Padma Awards. Government of India. 17 May 2018. Archived from the original on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ "Engineering of Om Praskash Bhasin Awards". www.opbfawards.com. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ "The National Academy of Sciences, India β Awardees". www.nasi.org.in. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
External linksβ»
- Personal Website
- George Joseph (27 June 2017). India's Journey towards Excellence in Building Earth Observation Cameras. Notion Press. pp. 20β. ISBN 978-1-947429-85-7.
- R.R. Daniel (2002). Concepts in Space Science. Universities Press. pp. 145β. ISBN 978-81-7371-410-8.
- "Technical Commission I on Sensors, Platforms and Imagery" (PDF). ISPRS. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- "George Joseph on ResearchGate". ResearchGate. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
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Preceded by | *Director SAC (Indian Space Research Organization) *1994β1998 |
Succeeded by |
- 1938 births
- Living people
- Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in science & engineering
- 20th-century Indian physicists
- Indian Space Research Organisation people
- Indian space scientists
- Remote sensing professionals
- People from Alappuzha district
- Fellows of the Indian Academy of Sciences
- Scientists from Kerala
- Malayali people
- University College Thiruvananthapuram alumni
- Fellows of the National Academy of Sciences, India
- Fellows of the Indian National Academy of Engineering