Background
Kona, Gopala Krishna Sarma was born on October 29, 1944 in Tangutur, India. Son of Basavaraju and Venkata Subbamma Kona.
Kona, Gopala Krishna Sarma was born on October 29, 1944 in Tangutur, India. Son of Basavaraju and Venkata Subbamma Kona.
Bachelor of Science, Andhra University, 1962. Master of Science in Technology, Andhra University, 1965.
Senior apprentice IAT Defence Research & Development Organisation, Pune, India, 1966—1967. Junior scientific officer NPOL Defence Research & Development Organisation, Cochin, 1967—1972. Scientist B DNRD Defence Research & Development Organisation NSTL, New Delhi, 1972—1975.
Scientist C NSTL Defence Research & Development Organisation, Visakhapatnam, 1975—1979, scientist D, 1979—1987. Scientist E Integrated Test Range, Defence Research & Development Organisation, Chandipur, 1987—1994, scientist F, since 1994. Head digital techniques group NSTL Defence Research & Development Organisation, Visakhapatnam, 1975—1987.
Joint director instrumentation Interim Test Range, Chandipur, since 1987.
Member SOS Children's Villages, New Delhi, since 1994, Child Relief and You, since 1994, Help Age, since 1994. Member of Computer Society India.
Married Kamala Kona, February 20, 1951. Children: Sruta Keerti, Soujanya, Mrunalini.