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NASA Asian-American History Month Profile -- Suren Singhal
Suren Singhal is Deputy Manager of the Materials & Processes Laboratory at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. A native of Agra, India, he moved to the United States in 1973 after earning a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. He started his NASA career at the Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio as a contractor. He served as Director of Aeropropulsion, Director of Structures & Materials, Director of Test Facilities, and then as the Deputy General Manager of Glenn's engineering contract. After 13 years, he moved to the Marshall Center to take a position as a civil service employee. His work and leadership have impacted nearly every major NASA program including the Space Shuttle, International Space Station, NASA's aeronautics research, and now contributes to the development of the next generation of space vehicle, the Space Launch System. From: NASAtelevision Views: 450 15 ratings Time: 02:12 More in Science & Technology
