S. Somanath Age, Wiki and Bio

Quick Info

Profession	Aerospace Engineer
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	01/07/1963
Age	61 years
Birthplace	Aroor, Alappuzha, Kerala

Bio/Wiki

Full name	Somanath Sreedhara Panicker
Nickname	Som

Physical Stats & More

Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Black

Educational Qualification(s)

Education	Pre-degree program at Maharaja's College, Ernakulam (1978-1980) Graduation in Mechanical Engineering at TKM College of Engineering, Kerala University (1980-1985) Master's Degree in Aerospace Engineering from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (1994-1995) PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (2008)

Personal Life

Ethnicity	Malayali

Relationships & More

Marital Status

Family

Spouse

Valsala Somanath

Children

Son	Madhav
Daughter	Malika

Parents

Father	Sreedhara Panicker (Teacher)
Mother	Thankamma

Career

Awards, Honours, Achievements

Performance Excellence award from ISRO (2009)
Honorary doctorate by Satyabhama University Chennai (2018)
National Aeronautics Prize by Aeronautical Society of India (2019)
Honorary doctorate by Centurion University Bhubaneswar (2020)
Gold Medal in Master's Programme
Space Gold Medal from Astronautical Society of India
Team excellence award for GSLV Mk-III realisation
Karnataka Rajyotsava Prashasti at the 68th Karnataka Rajyotsava (2023)

Some Lesser Known Facts

A Malayali has been appointed as the fourth Chairman of ISRO.
He achieved the second rank during his graduation.
His expertise lies in launch vehicle design, engineering, structural dynamics, and pyrotechnics.