PEOPLE

Mentors

Prof. (Dr.) Jayant Narlikar, Emeritus Professor, IUCAA, Pune
Prof. (Dr.) Chandra Wickramasinghe, Director, Buckingham Centre for Astrobiology, UK

Advisors

Arvind Paranjpye, Director, Nehru Planetarium, Mumbai
Prof. (Dr.) Arun Dholakia, Biologist, P.T. Science College (VNSGU), Surat
Dr. S. Ramadurai, TIFR, Mumbai
Dr (Mrs) Chaitali Chakraborty, Principal, Thakur College, Mumbai
Madhav R. Londhe, Physicist, Ruparel College, Mumbai
Preeta Sanjith, Director, Learnnsavengrow Technologies, New Delhi

Directors

Pushkar Ganesh Vaidya, Scientist & Head, IARF, Mumbai
Rathin Dholakia (IIT-B), Energy Exemplar, Pune
Utkarsh Mehta, Copex Flexibles, Surat

Researchers

Nitesh Pandey
Rutwik Sakhare

Team

Ram Rogers, Virtual Assistant
Aparna Handa, Program Coordinator
Lakshmi Balakrishnan, Researcher & Special Coordinator
Shweta Nakashe, Coordinator
Agnel Fernandes, Coordinator (ICUN)

Decade of Space Education 2024-2034 (volunteers)

opens in April 2024

Friends of IARF

Atanu Chatterjee, Complexity Theorist, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Vikram Virulkar, Astronomer and Founder, Beyond Earth, Mumbai
Sandeeo Warrier, Physicist, Mumbai
Dr. Henry Throop, NASA | Planetary Science Institute, USA
Prof. Mrudul Vyas, Educationist, Mumbai
Durgesh Kumar, Science Photographer
Dr. Manan Desai, Biochemist, Mumbai
Dr. Yogesh Dound, Clinical Researcher, Mumbai
Hemal Shah, Software Developer, Mumbai
Amit Chavan, Graphic Designer, Mumbai
Shweta Nakashe, HR Professional, Mumbai
Rajeshwari Sharma, Mathematician, Mumbai
Juilee Bendkhale, Zuilee Studio, Mumbai

Guiding Spirits

Late. Prof. (Dr.) S. M. Chitre, Emeritus Professor, CBS, University of Mumbai
Late. Sir Arthur C Clarke. Clarke Foundation, USA-Sri Lanka