The National Conference on Technological Trends began here on Friday with a call to engineering colleges and universities in Kerala to acquire the capability to develop satellites for various uses.
Inaugurating the conference, PSLV project director B. Jayakumar said India’s achievements in space science could be sustained only if educational institutions came forward with their own initiatives in making satellites. ISRO, he said, had already launched four satellites developed for research purposes and was willing to take up more such missions.
“When will an engineering college in Kerala approach ISRO for the launch of a satellite developed in- house?” asked Mr. Jayakumar in his address to a packed hall comprising teachers and research students in engineering.
College Principal Vrinda V. Nair presided over the function.
ISRO scientists R. Hatton, L. Sowmiya Narayanan, A.G. Radhakrishnan, Roy P. Varghese, V.J. Saji, S.R. Biju, G. Geethanath and N.S. Sreekanth who played a key role in the success of the PSLV C-34 mission were honoured on the occasion.
Platform
The two-day conference provides a platform for research students to interact with teachers and technical experts from various institutions.
