Rohan M Ganapathy is the Cofounder, CEO & CTO of Bellatrix Aerospace, a two-times National Award-winning Indian space-tech company. He is an Aeronautical Engineer, and his areas of specialization include electric propulsion, rocket propulsion and space systems engineering. Rohan developed and patented the Microwave Plasma Thruster, an advanced type of electric propulsion system that runs on water as propellant and offers various advantages over existing technologies.
Rohan was selected part of 'Club Young Leaders 2020' by the Government of France. He was also selected as part of the prestigious US International Visitors Leadership Program. Along with a strong technical acumen, Rohan is deeply passionate about astronomy. He is an amateur astronomer with a keen interest in Helio physics and deep sky observation.