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{{Short description|Indian space scientist}}
{{Infobox scientist
| name = M. Mohan
| caption = M. Mohan
| birth_date =
| birth_place = Alappuzha district, Kerala, India
| fields = Liquid and cryogenic propulsion systems
| workplaces = [[Indian Space Research Organisation]]
| alma_mater =
| known_for = Director of [[Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre]]
| citizenship = Indian
| occupation = Scientist
| employer = [[ISRO]]
| years_active = –present
}}
'''M. Mohan''' is an Indian space scientist who currently serves as the Director of the [[Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre]] (LPSC), a centre of the [[Indian Space Research Organisation]] (ISRO), located in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. He took charge of this position on 27 January 2025.<ref name="LPSCdir">{{cite web |title=Our Director – Shri M. Mohan, Director, LPSC |url=https://www.lpsc.gov.in/director2025.html |access-date=16 November 2025 |website=LPSC (ISRO) |publisher=ISRO}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Express News |date=2025-01-28 |title=M Mohan assumes charge as LPSC director |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2025/Jan/28/m-mohan-assumes-charge-as-lpsc-director |access-date=2025-11-16 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=PTI |date=2025-01-26 |title=M Mohan is new Director of Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre |url=https://theprint.in/india/m-mohan-is-new-director-of-liquid-propulsion-systems-centre/2464040/ |access-date=2025-11-16 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Mohan hails from the Alappuzha district of Kerala.<ref name="NIE">{{cite web |title=Distinguished ISRO scientist M Mohan appointed as LPSC Director |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2025/Jan/26/distinguished-isro-scientist-m-mohan-appointed-as-lpsc-director/ |access-date=16 November 2025 |website=The New Indian Express |date=26 January 2025 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ISRO Appoints M Mohan as Director of Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre {{!}} The Aviationspace |url=https://aviationspaceindia.com/news/isro-appoints-m-mohan-director-liquid-propulsion-systems-centre |access-date=2025-11-16 |website=aviationspaceindia.com}}</ref> There is no publicly available detailed record of his early schooling or higher education in the cited sources.

== Career ==
Prior to his current appointment, Mohan held several senior positions within ISRO.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-06-12 |title=Isro HSFC, which leads Gaganyaan, gets new chief |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/isro-hsfc-which-leads-gaganyaan-gets-new-chief/articleshow/100930787.cms |access-date=2025-11-16 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=ವಾರ್ತಾಭಾರತಿ |date=2025-01-26 |title=ಇಸ್ರೋದ ಎಲ್‌ಪಿಎಸ್‌ಸಿ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕರಾಗಿ ಮೋಹನ್ ನೇಮಕ |url=https://www.varthabharati.in/National/mohan-appointed-as-isros-lpsc-director-2049455 |access-date=2025-11-16 |website=www.varthabharati.in |language=kn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-01-26 |title=लिक्विड प्रोपल्शन सिस्टीम सेंटरचे नवीन संचालक बनले एम मोहन: ह्युमन स्पेस फ्लाइट सेंटरचे संचालक, चांद्रयान-1 च्या मून इम्पॅक्ट प्रोब प्रोजेक्टचे सिस्टम लीडर होते |url=https://divyamarathi.bhaskar.com/national/news/m-mohan-new-director-of-liquid-propulsion-systems-centre-isro-134362451.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250126140413/https://divyamarathi.bhaskar.com/national/news/m-mohan-new-director-of-liquid-propulsion-systems-centre-isro-134362451.html |archive-date=2025-01-26 |access-date=2025-11-16 |work=Divya Marathi |language=mr |url-status=live }}</ref> According to the LPSC announcement, he held roles including Director (Projects) at the [[Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre]] (VSSC); Director of the Human Space Flight Centre (HSFC); Associate Director (R&D) at VSSC; Deputy Director, Materials & Manufacturing Entity (MME)/VSSC; Deputy Director, Aerospace Structures & Operations (ASOE)/VSSC.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-06-12 |title=M Mohan is the new director of Isro HSFC |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/m-mohan-is-the-new-director-of-isro-hsfc/articleshow/100925318.cms |access-date=2025-11-16 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref name="LPSCdir" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-18 |title=ഇന്ത്യയുടെ സ്വന്തം ബഹിരാകാശനിലയം 2035-ല്‍ - ഗഗന്‍യാന്‍ പ്രോജക്ട് ഡയറക്ടര്‍ ഡോ.എം. മോഹന്‍ |url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/videos/news-in-videos/gaganyaan-director-dr-m-mohan-state-school-science-festival-cdf17133 |access-date=2025-11-16 |website=@mathrubhumi |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=ഓണ്‍ലൈന്‍ |first=ജന്മഭൂമി |date=2024-11-18 |title=ഭാരതത്തിന്റെ സ്‌പേസ് സ്റ്റേഷന്‍ 2035ല്‍ കമ്മിഷന്‍ ചെയ്യുമെന്ന് ഡോ. എം. മോഹന്‍ |url=https://janmabhumi.in/2024/11/18/3308482/news/india/dr-m-mohan-says-that-indias-space-station-will-be-commissioned-in-2035/ |access-date=2025-11-16 |website=Janmabhumi |language=en-US}}</ref>

He was the Project Director of the [[Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle]] (GSLV) programme and Mission Director for the successful missions GSLV-F08/GSAT-6A and GSLV-F11/GSAT-7A in 2018.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2025-01-27 |title=M Mohan appointed LPSC director |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/m-mohan-appointed-lpsc-director/articleshow/117605920.cms |access-date=2025-11-16 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref name="LPSCdir" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-27 |title=M. Mohan appointed as director of Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre in Thiruvananthapuram |url=https://www.psuconnect.in/bureaucracy/m.-mohan-appointed-as-director-of-liquid-propulsion-systems-centre-in-thiruvananthapuram |access-date=2025-11-16 |website=www.psuconnect.in |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=GSLV-F11 successfully launches GSAT-7A |url=https://www.isro.gov.in/2018press1.html |access-date=2025-11-16 |website=www.isro.gov.in}}</ref> He also served as System L<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Daily |first=Keralakaumudi |title=എം.മോഹൻ എൽ.പി.എസ്.സി ഡയറക്ടർ |url=https://keralakaumudi.com/news/news.php?id=1469676 |access-date=2025-11-16 |website=Keralakaumudi Daily |language=ml}}</ref> eader of the Moon Impact Probe (MIP) project of the Chandrayaan-1 mission in 2008.<ref name="LPSCdir" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=IANS |date=2023-08-23 |title=Men behind India's Chandrayaan-3 mission |url=https://kalingatv.com/world/men-behind-indias-chandrayaan-3-mission/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240724032728/https://kalingatv.com/world/men-behind-indias-chandrayaan-3-mission/ |archive-date=2024-07-24 |access-date=2025-11-16 |work=KalingaTV |language=en-US |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=ചന്ദ്രനിൽ ഇന്ത്യൻ പതാക പതിപ്പിച്ച മൂൺ ഇംപാക്ട് പ്രോബിന്റെ സിസ്റ്റം ലീഡർ‌; എം. മോഹൻ എൽപിഎസ്‌സി ഡയറക്ടർ |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/latest-news/2025/01/26/m-mohan-takes-charge-isro-lpsc.html |access-date=2025-11-16 |website=ചന്ദ്രനിൽ ഇന്ത്യൻ പതാക പതിപ്പിച്ച മൂൺ ഇംപാക്ട് പ്രോബിന്റെ സിസ്റ്റം ലീഡർ‌; എം. മോഹൻ എൽപിഎസ്‌സി ഡയറക്ടർ |language=ml}}</ref><ref name=":2" />

== Appointment as Director of LPSC ==
Mohan assumed the role of Director of the [[Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre]] (LPSC) on 27 January 2025.<ref name="LPSCdir" /> The appointment followed the previous director, [[V. Narayanan (engineer)|V. Narayanan]], became the chairman of ISRO.<ref name="TOI">{{cite web |title=M Mohan appointed LPSC director |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/m-mohan-appointed-lpsc-director/articleshow/117605920.cms |access-date=16 November 2025 |website=Times of India |date=27 January 2025 }}</ref>

== Awards and honours ==
Mohan has been recognised by ISRO with the Performance Excellence Award in 2016 and the ISRO Merit Award in 2010.<ref name="LPSCdir" /> He is a Fellow or member of professional organisations such as the [[Aeronautical Society of India]] (AeSI), the Society of Aerospace Manufacturing Engineers (SAME), the High Energy Materials Society of India (HEMSI), and the Indian National Society for Aerospace and Related Mechanisms (INSARM).<ref name="NIE" /><ref name=":2" />

== See also ==
* [[Indian Space Research Organisation]]
* [[Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre]]
* [[Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle]]
* [[Chandrayaan-1]]

== References ==
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[[Category:People from Alappuzha]]
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