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Born on September 25, 1920, in Srinagar, Satish Dhawan graduated from the University of
Punjab with an unusual combination of subjects – a B.A. in mathematics, an M.A. in English
Literature and a B.E. in Mechanical Engineering.

In 1947, as India took its first steps as a newly independent nation, Dhawan left for the
United States to pursue his higher studies. He joined the University of Minnesota, from
where he obtained an M.S. in Aeronautical Engineering, before moving to the California

Institute of Technology (Caltech) for a degree in Aeronautical Engineering.

Dhawan followed this up with a PhD in Aeronautics and Mathematics from Caltech in
1951, which he pursued with eminent aerospace scientist Professor Hans W. Liepmann as

an adviser. It was also during this time that he began his path-breaking research career in
the field of fluid dynamics.

Soon after, he returned to join Bengaluru’s Indian Institute of Science (IISc) as Senior

Scientific Officer. A few years later, he was promoted to the post of Head of the Department
of Aeronautical Engineering. Under his exemplary stewardship, the department quickly
became the epicentre of the experimental fluid dynamic research happening in India.

In fact, it was a pilot project conducted by Dhawan that paved the way for the creation
of the world-class wind tunnel facilities (for aerodynamic testing of aircrafts, missiles
and space vehicles) at Bengaluru’s National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL).

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NAL’s trisonic wind tunnel facility is currently being used extensively to characterize the aerodynamics of ISRO’s
Reusable Launch Vehicle technology.