Panaji : The International Centre Goa under its ‘ICG 2020s Development Dialogue is holding an online talk called ‘The Making of India’s Rocket Woman’ with Dr Ritu Karidhal who is a Senior Scientist at Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).
Dr Karidhal has a key role in realizing the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) which created history by becoming the first mission to reach Mars in its first attempt.
As Deputy Operations Director of MOM, Dr Karidhal and her team executed the critical operation of leaving earth and capturing Mars flawlessly.
As the mission director of Chandrayaan -2, she carried out the mission operation from lift-off until it reached the Moon. Dr. Karidhal did her M. Sc. in physics from Lucknow University and M. Tech from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc).
She has published more than 20 papers in reputed international and national journals. Dr Karidhal is the recipient of several awards including the Young Scientist Award; ISRO Team Award for MOM; ASI Team Award and Women Achievers in Aerospace. She recently received an honorary doctorate degree from Lucknow University and the IISc Alumnus Award.
The talk with this senior scientist will be held through online mode on Thursday, 20th may 2021, 6 PM IST. The talk will be moderated by Vice President of ICG, Dattaraj Salgaocar and Introduction will be done by President of ICG, Yatin Kakodkar. One can register for this event at BIT.LY/2QE51M7.
