Professional Activities

Presently (and during 2010-11) Member/Convener/Chairman of

Within IIT Bombay

Member IIT Bombay Advisory Council. 2007-
Convener, Institute Strategy & Planning Committee, Appointed by Director, IIT Bombay. (2005-)
Member, Senate Nominations Committee
Member, Senate Committee on Norms for Teaching in Large Classes, Report submitted
Chairman, Committee appointed by the Director to recommend ways to recoginse "Students Contributions to Research", Report submitted
Member, Committee appointed by the Director to look into "Noise Levels Due to High Performance Computing Facility", Report submitted.
Member of the informal group that coordinated the 2-Day Retreat for Faculty on "UG Teaching & Learning at IITB"
Mentor, IIT Bombay Student Satellite Project

Outside IIT Bombay

Member, Systems Engineering Advisory Board, DRDO. The board is expected to review Systems design and Systems engineering of all DRDO Aeronautiacal Programmes.
Member, Technical sub-group, National Civil Aircraft Development Programmie, NAL, CSIR
Coordinator, Systems/Systems Engineering Panel, ARDB. Role expects to provide a push to activities in following areas with a view to encourage/promote R&D relevant to futuristic aeronautical programmes.
- Systems
- Systems Engineering
- Operational Aspects
- Airworthiness & Human Engineering
Chairman, Technical Committee, National Programme on Micro Aerial Vehicles. 2010-
The TC-NPMICAV is responsible to recommend proposals based on technical merits for final approval by the NP-MICAV Board. A total of Rs 80 Crores are to be disbursed throug 50+ projecty proposals from all IITs, IISc, NAL and other institutions.
Co-opted Member, Kakodkar Committee Appointed by MHRD to Recommend Autonomy Measures to Facilititate IITs Scaling Greater Heights,
Member, Academic Council, Indian Institute of Space Science & Technology
Member, ARDB SIGMA Panel on Mini-Aerial Vehicles entrusted by ARDB with the mandate to promote activities in the area of Mini/Micro Aerial Vehicles (MAV). SIGMA acts as a recommending panel for ARDB Grants for R&D Projects in MAV.
Member, National Committee on the Comprehensive Review of Mission Strategies and Integrated System Design for Reusable Launch Vehicle Technology Demonstrator (RLV-TD), 3 meeting so far. Last meeting on Oct 9, 2010.
Vice President, Executive Committee, The Aeronautical Society of India, Mumbai Branch

Membership of Review and other committees requiring one/two days involvements and also Committees of Conferences, etc,

Member, Aerodynamic Configuration Review, Canon Launched Guided Missile, ARDE, Pune, April 28, 2011
Member, Critical Design Review of Aerodynamics and Performance, Nirbhay Subsonic Cruise Missle, ADE, Bangalore, Sep 8, 2010
Member, Rakesh Mathur Awards for Excellence in Research at IIT Bombay. 2011
Member, National Steering Committee for ICAUV 2012, International Conference Autonomous Unmanned Vehicles scheduled during 24-25 Feb 2012,
Member, National Advisory Committee, 5th Symposium on Applied Aerodynamics and Design of Aerospace Vehicles (SAROD), November 16-18, 2011
Member, National Advisory Committee, 25th National Convention of Aerospace Engineers, IE(I) and BITS, Mesra November 4-5, 2011.
Publicity Chair, National Symposium on Challenges of Futuristic Systems, April 01, 2011

In the past : Member/Convener/Chairman of (not all are listed below)

Within IIT Bombay

Important Positions in IIT - held in the past

Head, Department of Aerospace Engineering, 2005-2008
Head, ARDB Centre for Aerospace Systems Design & Engineering, 1998-2001. This position included;

Preparation of the project proposal that resulted in getting funds from AR&DB
Setting up the new Centre within IIT Bombay
Initiating R&D in the areas of Multi-disciplinary Design Optimisation, Modeling & Simulation
Setting of laboratory infrastructure to support Design, Build, Fly exercises
Conduct of workshops, Seminars, etc in the area of MDO, M&S
Initiation of a new academic programme in Aerospace Systems Engineering at MTech level

Head, Computer Centre, IIT Bombay. 1995-1998.

Vice Chairman, Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) Examination, IIT Bombay.(1994-1995)

Member, IIT Indore Vision Committee. Submitted the report in July 2010. 2009-2011
Convener, IRCC Awards Committee. Committee is required to recommend awards for Research Paper Award, Review Paper Award, Young Investigator Award. (2006-2007, 2007-2008)
Member, Rakesh Mathur Awards for Excellence in Research at IIT Bombay. 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009,
Member, IITB Internal Steering Committee, Setting up IIT Bombay - Monash Academy.
Member, Committee Constituted by Director to prepare a plan of action for the proposed Satellite Campus in Gujarat. Letter No D-III/C-8/G-5/2006 Sep 15, 2006
Member, Committee Constituted by Director to review existing proceedures for admission to MTech programmes. Letter No D-III/C-8/2006 Aug 18, 2006
Member, Committee to review norms of Chair Professorships. Set up by Director Vide D.IIIC-8/2006 dt Feb 28, 2006
Member, Institute Strategy & Planning Committee, Appointed by Director, IIT Bombay. 2002-2004.
Member, Committee for drafting Vision, Mission & Strategy document for IIT Bombay. 2000
Member, Committee appointed by Director, IIT Bombay to "Make Recommendations on Web Based Education at IIT Bombay", 2000
Member, Committee appointed by Director, IIT Bombay to "Review PhD Rules & Regulations" February 2002
Member of 2 member Task Force set up by Direcor, IIT Bombay to look into feasibilty of setting up a School of Project Management at IIT Bombayi. 2003
Member, Technical Advisory Committee, Computer Centre, IIT Bombay, (1998-2003)

Outside IIT Bombay

Important Positions held

Member, Research Council, National Aeronautical Laboratory, Bangalore. 2007-2010
Vice President, Governing Council, The Aeronautical Society of India (2001, 2003)
Member, Governing Council, The Aeronautical Society of India (2000, 2001)
Chairman, Academics Committee, The Aeronautical Society of India. (2000-2003). Society conducts associate membership examinations which is considered equivalent to a BTech degree in Aerospace Engineering.
Secretary (1993-1997) & Vice-Chairman (1997-1999), The Aeronautical Society of India Mumbai Branch for a number of years.
Member, Divisional Scientific Committee for CTFD Division of National Aerospace Laboratory, Bangalore, 1999-2004
Member, Divisional Scientific Committee for FMCD (Flight Mechanics & Controls Division) National Aerospace Laboratory, Bangalore, 1996-1999, 2001-2004

Membership of Important Committes etc. requiring 1 or 2 days of engagement

Member, Mission Review COmmittee for Project HELINA, DRDL, Hyderabad. May 13, 2010.
Member, National Committee on Mission Strategy and Integrated System Design for RLV-TD, Constituted by ISRO, 2008
Member, Peer Review of "National Inititive on Micro-Aerial Vehicles set up by ARDB. July 2008
Chairman, Preliminary Design Review of ASTRA Aerodynamics & Structure. November 26, 2007
Chairman, System Design Review of Lakhsya-2 Lead-in Project. July 2007
Member, National Techniocal Committee, "International Conference on Aerospace Sciences and Technology", June 26-28, 2008, Bangalore.
Member, National Advisory Committee, "Asian CFD Conference", Nov 26-30, 2007, Bangalore.
Member, Advisory Committee, "3rd Symposium on Applied Aerodynamics and Design of Aerospace Vehicles", Dec 22-23, 2007, Trivandrum.
Member, Sectoral Group on "Aerospace Sciences & Engineering" for its formulation of Eleventh Five Year Plan. CSIR. (2006)
Member, Aerodynamics Panel Aeronautical Research & Development Board (AR&DB). This Panel is for promoting R&D in the field of Aerodynamics through Sponsorship and Evaluation of projects. (2002- )
Member, Management Board of Project Controlled Aerial Delivery System", DRDO(2004-
Member, Plannig & Programmes Committee, Nehru Science Centre, Worli, Mumbai (2001- )
National Advisory Committee, 34th National Conference on "Fluid Mechanics & Fluid Power", December 10-12, 2007. Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi, India
National Advisory Committee, Seventh Asian COmputational Fluid Dynamics Conference, November 26-30, 2007. IISc, Bangalore, India
Member, System Review of Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV). DRDL. April 2005
Member, Preliminary Design Review Meeting for Airborne Guidance & Control of Project CADS. ADRDE, DRDO. Nov 2004
Member, Preliminary Design Review Meeting for Parachute System of Project CADS. ADRDE, DRDO. Sept 2004
Member, Specification Review Meeting for CADS. ADRDE, DRDO. April 2004
Member, Peer Review Committee on Development of Controlled Aerial Delivery Systems, Constituted by Directorate of Aeronautics (R&D), New Delhi. 2003
Member, Peer Review Committee on Development of Combat Free Fall Parachute System, Constituted by Directorate of Aeronautics (R&D), New Delhi. 2002
Member, Expert Review Panel, GSLV Systems & Mission, ISRO, April-September. 2000

Memberships of Professional Bodies

Fellow of National Academy of Engineers
Aeronautical Society of India, Fellow
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Associate Fellow
Institution of Engineers, Member
Systems Society of India, Life Member
Fluid Mechanics & Fluid Power Scoiety, Life Member

Editorial Responsibilities

Member Editorial Board, International Journal of Aerospace Engineering, Hidawi Publishers
Member Editorial Board, Systems Research Forum, World Scientific Publishing Company

Awards/Recognitions Within IITB and from Outside

Systems Society of India's Raj Kumar Varshney Award for lifetime contribution to Systems Science at the National Systems Conference at IIT Roorkee, on the 17th of December 2008.
Excellence in Teaching of IITB - 2007
Excellence in Teaching of IITB - 2003
Hotchand M. Lala and Shrimati Jamuna H. Lala Excellence in Teaching Award for UG Teaching at Dept of Aerospace Engineering. 2010

Phone : +91-22-25767840, Fax : +91-22-25729511, email :sudhakar@aero.iitb.ac.in