Guruprasad director of Research and Development Establishment

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Dr S Guruprasad has been appointed director of Research and Development Establishment (Engineers), a DRDO laboratory, at Dighi. He will join duty on October 1, said sources.

Born in 1960, Guruprasad had graduated in mechanical engineering from Bangalore university and has done his PhD at IIT, Mumbai.

He joined the RNDE in 1986 and contributed to all major research activities at the laboratory. He was a key member of the design team for Sarvatra, a military bridge and underwater Shourya launcher.

In 1999, he was appointed the project director of BrahMos Platform Systems Project and was instrumental in developing Mobile Autonomous Launcher for Army, and inclined and vertical launchers for warships.

Guruprasad was awarded PhD for his research in blast resistant structures. He is also a recipient of the DRDO performance excellence award in 2004. Moreover, he also has to his credit three patents for his inventions in Sarvatra Project and has filed over 18 patents for his inventions during the recent BrahMoS Project.

He is a member of technical committee of bureau of Indian Standards, responsible for evolving ISI standards.

[b]Born in 1960, Guruprasad had graduated in mechanical engineering from Bangalore university and did his PhD at IIT, Mumbai.[/b]