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Draft:Satyanarayanan Chakravarthy
  • Comment: This is written like a promo piece on him. That is unacceptable, it needs a complete rewrite. Ldm1954 (talk) 13:19, 17 March 2026 (UTC)
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Satyanarayanan Chakravarthy
Born (1968-11-30) November 30, 1968 (age 57)
CitizenshipIndia
EducationB.Tech.(Aero) IIT, Madras (1991)

M.S. (Aero) Georgia Institute of Technology (1992)

Ph.D. Georgia Institute of Technology (1995)
OccupationsCTO and Founder of The ePlane Company
HonoursDRDO Academic Excellence Award-May 2016

Dalmi-HEMSI-ACRHEM Award - Feb 2009

HAL Prize - Feb 1991

Satyanarayanan Chakravarthy (born November 30, 1968) is a professor of aerospace engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras)[1]and the founder and Chief technical officer of The ePlane Company (incorporated as Ubifly Technologies Private Limited),[2] an electric aviation venture focused on urban air mobility and co founder of Agnikul Cosmos.[3] He also founded and heads the National Centre for Combustion Research & Development (NCCRD) - one of the world’s largest research centres that houses state-of-the-art infrastructure for combustion research.[4][2][5]

Education

Satya Chakravarthy completed a Bachelor of Technology in Aerospace Engineering from IIT Madras in 1991.[6] He subsequently pursued graduate studies in the United States at the Georgia Institute of Technology, earning a Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering in 1992 and a Doctor of Philosophy in 1995, with research focused on aerospace engineering, combustion, and propulsion systems.[7][8][9]

Professional Career

Following a postdoctoral period at Georgia Tech until approximately 1997, Satya Chakravarthy joined IIT Madras as a faculty member in the Department of Aerospace Engineering.[1] He has also held visiting positions at Georgia Tech (2000–2001) and the Technische Universität Darmstadt (2002, 2003, 2006, and 2009).[10]

Alongside his academic position, he has been associated with several technology ventures. He co-founder and advisor of AgniKul Cosmos, [11]a space launch vehicle startup, in February 2017, and GalaxEye, a satellite technology company, in May 2021. Since February 2022, he has served as a co-founder and part-time advisor to TuTr Hyperloop.[12][11]

The ePlane Company

In 2019, Satya Chakravarthy founded Ubifly Technologies Private Limited, operating commercially as The ePlane Company, which is incubated at IIT Madras.[13]The company is developing eVTOL aircraft for urban mobility applications. Its primary aircraft under development, the e200X, is a three-seater eVTOL with a projected range of approximately 200 km and a target speed of around 150 km/h - 200km/h.[14][15]

In 2023, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) granted the company Design Organisation Approval for an electric aircraft.[16][17][18][19][20] In early 2025, the DGCA accepted the company's application for type certification of its eVTOL aircraft. The company raised $14 million in its Series B round. [21][22][23][24]

Awards and Honours

References

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  10. ^ "Kohli Center on Intelligent Systems :: IIIT Hyderabad". kcis.iiit.ac.in. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
  11. ^ a b "Inside IIT Madras: Meet the professor who is cofounder of 6 deep-tech startups". Moneycontrol. Archived from the original on 2024-05-30. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
  12. ^ Goel, Samiksha (2025-05-22). "From Jet Engines to Air Taxis: IIT-Madras Professor's ePlane Aims to Fly by 2027 | Company Business News". mint. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
  13. ^ "Now, send ashes of departed souls to space". The Times of India. 2019-08-12. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
  14. ^ Desk, HT Auto (2023-02-17). "This electric flying taxi is Made in India, can seat two and offers 200-km range". HT Auto. Retrieved 2026-04-01. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  15. ^ "ePlane Company becomes first Indian electric aircraft maker to bag regulator approval". The Times of India. 2023-05-23. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
  16. ^ "ePlane Secures DGCA Approval for Type Certification". www.constructionworld.in. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
  17. ^ Desk, Editorial (2025-01-20). "IIT-Madras' ePlane Becomes First Firm to Achieve DCGA Certification for e200X Air-Taxis". Retrieved 2026-04-01. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  18. ^ "IIT-Madras incubated ePlane receives DGCA acceptance certification for its e200X airtaxis". The Economic Times. 2025-01-20. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
  19. ^ Bureau, BL Chennai (2025-01-20). "The ePlane Company becomes first in India to secure DGCA acceptance for eVTOL certfication". BusinessLine. Retrieved 2026-04-01. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  20. ^ "ePlane company gets DGCA acceptance for type certification". The Times of India. 2025-01-20. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
  21. ^ "Speciale Invest, Antares Ventures co-lead The ePlane's $14 mn Series B round". VCCircle. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
  22. ^ Kandavel, Sangeetha (2024-11-14). "'Flying taxi' developer The ePlane Company secures $14 million funding". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
  23. ^ "The ePlane Company Secures $14 Mn In Series B Funding Round". BW Disrupt. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
  24. ^ Upadhyay, Harsh. "The ePlane Company raises $14 Mn in Series B round". entrackr.com. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
  25. ^ a b c "Prof. Satya: Mastering Motion & Propelling Innovations - Neo Science Hub". neosciencehub.com. 2024-12-26. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
  26. ^ "Asia-Pacific Conference on Combustion". www.anz-combustioninstitute.org. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
  27. ^ "Recipients of Young Engineer Award". Indian National Academy of Engineering. Retrieved 2026-04-01.

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