Dipak Chandra Talapatra

Background

Talapatra, Dipak Chandra was born on January 20, 1942 in Laur, Bangladesh. Son of Upendra Chandra and Jalada Sundari Talapatra.

Education

Bachelor with honors, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, 1963. Master in Engineering, McGill University, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy, University British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, 1972.

Career

Senior scientist ENSCO Inc., Springfield, Virginia, 1972—1977. Senior research engineer General Tire, Akron, Ohio, 1977—1980. Mechanical engineer Naval Ordinance Station, Indian Head, Maryland, 1980.

Aerospace engineer National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, 1982—1983, manager flight support system, 1983—1985, structural dynamics manager, 1985—1987. Manager Canada programs National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Space Station Program Office, Reston, Virginia, 1987—1992. Manager National Aeronautics and Space Administration liaison in Canada International Space Station Program, Montreal, 1992—2005.

Retired, 2005.

Achievements

• Dipak Chandra Talapatra has been listed as a noteworthy aerospace engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Presenter High School-Space Awareness Presentation, Montreal, 2000, International Training Environmental Leadership Group, Brazil Environmental Observations from Space, Montreal, since 1995. Member of American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

Interests

• Tennis, swimming, badminton, reading, art.

Connections

Married Brigitte Hildegard Fischer. Children: Indrani, Anika.

Father:

Upendra Chandra

Mother:

Jalada Sundari Talapatra

Spouse:

Brigitte Hildegard Fischer

child:

Anika Talapatra

child:

Indrani Talapatra