Byrana Nagappa Suresh

Born: 12 November 1943

He is an Indian aerospace scientist.
He is presently the Chancellor, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, IIST at Thiruvanthapuram, and Honorary Distinguished Professor at ISRO HQ.
He was President Indian National Academy of Engineering, INAE at Delhi, which is a premier engineering Academy in the country for four years from 2015 to 2018.
He served as the Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Thiruvananthapuram during the period 2003–2007.
He is known for his contribution to the development of Indian launch vehicles, Space Capsule Recovery Experiments (SRE), and also for R& D management.
He also served as the founding director of the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), Thiruvananthapuram.
He retired from IIST in November 2010.
He was Vikram Sarabhai Distinguished Professor at ISRO HQ for 5 years since November 2010 and also as a distinguished professor at IIT, Mumbai, and MIT, Manipal for 3 years.
He was a member of the board of governors (BOG) for IIT, Madras for 7years till July 2018.
He is also chairman of the governing council for MVJ College of Engineering at Bangalore.
He is the vice-chair for the Design Division of the Aeronautical Society of India.
He is one of the associate editors of the book From Fishing Hamlet To Red Planet and a co-author of Ever Upwards: ISRO in Images, both tracing the history of the Indian Space Research Organisation.