P. K. Menon

Dr. Menon founded Optimal Synthesis Inc. in 1992, and is serving as its Chairman & CEO and Chief Scientist. Previously, he has served as an Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology and as a Visiting Scientist at the NASA Ames Research Center. He worked as a Research Scientist at Integrated Systems Inc during 1983-1986, and with the Indian Space Research Organization as a Mission Analyst during 1976-1981. As of 2008, he has published 39 research papers in peer-reviewed journals and has presented more than 100 papers at international conferences.

He is the recipient of the IEEE 1994 M. Barry Carlton Award. San Francisco Section of the AIAA named him the Engineer of the Year in 2000. Dr. Menon has received research awards from the AIAA and NASA. He is a Senior Member of IEEE, a Fellow of AIAA, a member of Sigma Xi and a member of Sigma Gamma Tau, the aerospace honor society.

Dr. Menon received his Ph. D degree from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1983, an M. E. degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the Indian Institute Science in 1975 and a B. E. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Osmania University in 1973.