Amitabh Singh | |
Birth Place: | Kubauli, Samastipur, Bihar, India |
Nationality: | Indian |
Workplaces: | Indian Space Research Organisation |
Known For: | Mission Chandrayaan 1, Chandrayaan 2, Upcoming Chandrayaan-3 and Planetary Geomatics |
Awards: | ISRS Young Achiever Award (2008) |
Website: | https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Amitabh-Singh |
Spouse: | Dr Mamata Singh |
Field: | Space Technology Potential Landing Sites for Chandrayaan-2 Lander in Southern Hemisphere of Moon |
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]
Amitabh Singh was born at Kubauli village of Samastipur district in Bihar. His wife is a senior doctor.
He studied M.Sc (Electronics) from Department of Physics, A N College Patna.[3]
He studied M.Tech from Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra.