Background
Gowrinathan, Sankaran was born on October 14, 1941 in Madras, Tamil-Nadu, India. Came to the United States, 1964. Son of Nagalingam Sankaran and Varalaushmi Sanmran.
Gowrinathan, Sankaran was born on October 14, 1941 in Madras, Tamil-Nadu, India. Came to the United States, 1964. Son of Nagalingam Sankaran and Varalaushmi Sanmran.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, 1964. Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Polytechnic Institute Brooklyn, 1966.
Associate engineer Perkin-Elmer, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1966-1968. Member technical staff Sanders Associates, Plainview, New York, 1968-1970. Engineer Perkin-Elmer, Wilton, Connecticut, 1970-1972, senior engineer, 1972-1975, senior staff engineer, 1975-1979, department manager Danbury, 1980-1984, senior scientist, 1984-1986, director systems engineering, since 1986.
Member peer review committee Space Telescope Project, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Huntsville, Alabama, 1983.
Married Francoise Frey (divorced). 1 child, Shiva; married Margaret Gillen.