Ganapuram Venu, a Padma Shri award nominee, a Scientist, Atmanirbhar Bharat Awardee, Asia’s 100 Powerful Leaders in Technology, Man of Excellence awardee, an inspirational speaker, mentor, leader, Sports person, musician, and an artist. He believes in “Knowledge is Resource – Time is an Opportunity”.
He is a Principal Scientist at CSIR’s National Aerospace Laboratories, Bengaluru, with nearly 2 decades of professional experience in the diversified fields of Aerospace propulsion, and Projects management. He is a PhD scholar in Management to study “Socio-economic and Psychological Impact of Novel Technologies” and has Masters by research in Aerospace Engg. From IIT Madras. He is a B.E. (Mechanical Engg.) graduate from Osmania University, Hyderabad. He is an explorer of Metaverse for GenZ future. He is mentor to students from IITs and other reputed universities for career guidance and for vision in technologies and management.
He has invented and developed a life saving device, named, JeeVam- An UVSC, as personal societal mission for the nation, to safeguard Doctors / health workers. It was the time (April 2020) when there was no clue about the CORONA virus/ infections and the vaccines’ development to the country and to the world even. Venu G believed that saving one doctor’s life is equivalent to saving 1000 lives. This device has saved around 200 doctors per day per hospital, since June 2020, from getting infected by the CORONA virus. This eventually lead to safeguarding THOUSANDS of DOCTORS/ Health care staff for over a period of more than a year of pandemic. Donated the devices (worth in Lakhs) to MS Ramaiah Hospital and Victoria Hospital in Bengaluru.
He has proved that scientific and innovative mind can safeguard the society from pandemics/ difficult times.
He has invented a fuel injector for scramjet combustors of hypersonic vehicles towards national programs’ requirement. Venu G has also demonstrated the Endothermic Fuels as future fuel for the aviation industry, which was appreciated globally at an international platform.
He is part of Govt. of India’s initiative “JIGYASA” program to motivate school children and inspire them through talks. Venu G has been Chief Guest and key note speaker to engineering colleges and educational academies.
He is one of the peer reviewers for journal on Combustion Science and Technology, Pennsylvania State University, USA.
Apart from scientific temperament he has got hobbies of playing music, drawing and sports. He has represented CSIR-NAL for many events viz., Cricket, Chess etc., in Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) and CSIR’s national events.
He has proved his leadership qualities by successfully leading CSIR- NAL Staff Club as Vice- President and served for the welfare of the staff. He is a hobby film maker and acted in KANNADA and TAMIL feature films. His short films, with a message, were screened at, UK and Australia International Film Festivals.
Field of Expertise:
Supersonic flows, Gas dynamics, Endothermic fuels, Liquid fuel injectors, Mie scattering and flow diagnostic techniques, Design and Development & Establishment of test facilities, Experimentation, Gas Turbine Engines Performance Evaluation and Projects Management.
List of Awards / Honours:
1. Padma Shri award nominee
2. Asia’s 100 Powerful Leaders in Technology
3. Man of Excellence Awardee by IAF
4. Atmanirbhar Bharat Award
5. Life Member of Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA)
6. Peer reviewer for Journal of Combustion Science and Technology, USA
7. Life member of Indian Society for Advancement of Materials and Processing Engineering (ISAMPE)
8. Board of Advisors for NGO “I Salute for the Warriors”
He has a Patent: Indian patent filed for JeeVam Device (Ref: 202041045121).
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