Dr. Sreejith Padinhatteeri

Sreejith Padinhatteeri, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the Manipal Centre for Natural Sciences (MCNS), Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), where he teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Physics and Astronomy and guides postgraduate and doctoral research.

His research interests span Astronomy, Astrophysics, Solar Physics, Space Sciences, and Space Instrumentation. He also serves as Project Scientist and Operations Manager for the Solar Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (SUIT), a solar observatory instrument aboard the Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) Aditya-L1 mission, where he coordinates in-orbit payload operations with the Payload Operations Centre and ISRO. He is a Life Member of the Astronomical Society of India (ASI) and a Member of the International Astronomical Union (IAU).