Director
Center for Space Science and Technology Education in Asia and the Pacific
Dehradun
Dr. Raghavendra Pratap Singh received M.Sc. degree in Physics from IIT, Delhi and Ph.D. degree from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. He started his career at Space Applications Centre, ISRO, Ahmedabad in 1991 and has made outstanding contribution in the area of Earth and planetary (Mars) observations and their scientific applications. Presently, he is Director of Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) Dehradun.
He was member of Indian Mars Mission study team and led a team of scientists for scientific analysis of data from Mars Orbiter mission as Principal Investigator of Thermal Infrared Imaging Spectrometer instrument. His major contributions in field of Earth Observations are related with sensor system studies and retrieval of geophysical parameters. He has worked towards development of techniques for crop monitoring, detection of greenhouse gases, ecological studies and hydrological applications.
He is Chief Editor, Journal of Geomatics of India Society of Geomatics. He is recipient of prestigious Prof. P. R. Pisharoty Memorial Award 2005 of Indian Society of Remote Sensing.