Name N. Valarmathi | Spouse G. Vasudevan Nationality Indian | |
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Notable awards Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Award Institution Similar Tessy Thomas, Nagasubramanian Chokkanathan, K. Sivan Died 2 September 2023 (aged 64), Chennai, Tamil Nadu Born 31 July 1959 (age 64) Ariyalur, Tamil Nadu, India Known for Project director of RISAT-1 Education Government College of Technology, Coimbatore | ||
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N. Valarmathi (Tamil: ந. வளர்மதி) was an Indian scientist and project director of RISAT-1, India's first indigenously-developed Radar Imaging Satellite. She was the first person to receive Abdul Kalam Award, instituted by Government of Tamil Nadu in honour of the former president Abdul Kalam in 2015.
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Early life
She was born in Ariyalur, Tamil Nadu and went to the Nirmala Girls Higher Secondary School. She graduated her Bachelor of engineering from Government College of Technology, Coimbatore and Masters in Electronics and Communications from Anna University.
Career
She was working with the ISRO since 1984 and involved in any missions including Insat 2A, IRS IC, IRS ID, TES. She became project director of India's first indigenously-developed Radar Imaging Satellite RISAT-1, which was launched successfully on 2012. She became the second female scientist at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to lead a significant project, following T K Anuradha, who served as the project director for the GSAT-12 mission in 2011.
Death
Valarmathi, 64, suffered a heart attack and died in Chennai on 2 September 2023.