Amitabh Singh
Born
NationalityIndian
Alma mater
Known forMission Chandrayaan 1, Chandrayaan 2, Upcoming Chandrayaan-3 and Planetary Geomatics
SpouseDr Mamata Singh
AwardsISRS Young Achiever Award (2008)
Scientific career
FieldsSpace Technology
Potential Landing Sites for Chandrayaan-2 Lander in Southern Hemisphere of Moon
InstitutionsIndian Space Research Organisation
Websitehttps://www.researchgate.net/profile/Amitabh-Singh

Amitabh Singh is an Indian Space Scientist. He was Project Manager for Chandrayaan-1 Mission and Deputy Project Director & Operation Director for Chandrayaan-2 Mission at Indian Space Research Organization.[1] He handled the optical payload data processing and on-board algorithm related to Chandrayaan-2 Lander and Rover.[2] He is also a Guest Faculty at Department of Physics, Electronics & Space Science of the Gujarat University. He is working for upcoming Chandrayaan-3 project.[3]

He has authored some books on Chandrayaan 1 and articles on Planetary Geomatics and Exploring the Moon in three dimension.

He has been awarded the ISRS Young Achiever Award by the Indian Society of Remote Sensing, Dehradun.[4]

Early life

Amitabh Singh was born at Kubauli village of Samastipur district in Bihar. His wife is a senior doctor.

Education

Anugrah Narayan College, Patna

He studied M.Sc (Electronics) from Department of Physics, A N College Patna.[3]

BIT, Mesra

He studied M.Tech from Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra.

Bibliography

  • Chandrayaan-1 se liye gaye Chandrama Ke Pratibimb, ISBN 978-81-909978-8-1
  • Images of Moon from Chandrayaan-1, ISBN 978-81-909978-3-6

Awards

  • ISRS Young Achiever Award (2008)

References

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