Ramasamy Venugopal Email & Phone Number

Cape Town, WC, ZA

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

• The office is a global leader in using science to promote socio-economic development. It funds and coordinates grassroots projects that use science to stimulate sustainable development globally.
• Enabled and supported 150 social impact project teams across the world with technical guidance, positively impacting 11 UN Sustainable Development Goals
• Recruited and managed international experts, and nurtured a global community of 100+ scientists and science advocates collaborating with grassroots groups
• Administered 7 editions of a small grants program, in coordination with various stakeholders, overseeing 850,000 Euros granted to social impact projects globally
• Developed data management procedures and a custom cloud system, substantially improving data accessibility and management efficiency
• Developed and published communication products regularly including newsletters, annual reports, impact reports, fundraising brochures

City Of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

- Oversaw social impact projects across 5 continents; worked closely with grantees from 100+ countries- Managed communications and public relations

Cape Town Area, South Africa

Trial Manager of a Randomised Controlled Trial that studied whether exposure to an astronomy intervention affects empathy and altruism in children.

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

The African Science Stars magazine is a print and digital publication targeting at improving STEM education among disadvantaged children on the continent. https//africansciencestars.com/

Remote

I am responsible for maintaining and updating the online/digital platforms of the International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety (IAASS) and the International Space Safety Foundation (ISSF). These include the websites of the organization and its membership platform. I also handle the regular communications with the members of the association.

The Communicating Astronomy with the Public (CAP) conference working group is responsible for organizing the international CAP conference in a different location every 2-3 years. As chair, I lead the group in the selection of hosts, planning and organization of the conference and the scientific content. In 2021, we organised our first, fully virtual.

I serve on the global communications committee of the IYBSSD, a celebration and mobilization to convince economic and political leaders, as well as every citizen, of the importance of taking into account and mastering basic sciences to ensure a balanced, sustainable and inclusive development of the planet.

Remote

World Space Week is a UN mandated outreach, education and awareness event that runs every year from October 4-10. Since its United Nations declaration in 1999, World Space Week has grown into the largest public space event on Earth. As a volunteer in the global management team, I am in charge of preparing the Highlight Events from World Space Week each.

SGAC is a global non-governmental organisation and network which aims to represent university students and young space professionals to the United Nations, space agencies, industry, and academia.I volunteered in various teams- Diversity Action Team to improve diversity and inclusiveness within SGAC and the larger space sector- Ethics & Human Rights Project.

Remote

I was a contributing writer at Space Safety Magazine, a digital publication focused on space safety matters from the International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety.

Athens, Ohio

Teaching Associate for Space Sciences Department in the Space Studies Program (SSP). The Space Studies Program (SSP) is a graduate level professional development program conducted by ISU since 1988. The curriculum covers the principal space related fields, both non-technical and technical and ranges from policy and law, business and management and.

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Photometric analysis of exoplanet candidates using the PIRATE robotic telescope via the transit method - candidate selection and target planning from the SuperWASP database, optical observations of candidates, bespoke data reduction pipeline, analysis of data, automation and scripting. Including a visit to the PIRATE telescope in Majorca to upgrade the.

Bengaluru Area, India

I was part of the configurations team managing telecommunications infrastructure for major telecom clients Europe. Previously, I was an engineer in the first Global Network Operations Centre in India, responsible for managing and maintaining the telecoms network of one of the largest mobile operators in the United States.

Chennai Area, India

Development of software tools and web interface for sales & marketing system for Verizon Broadband, USA

Social Finance Programme

This programme blends finance and leadership skills to support solutions at scale and help address the global challenges captured within.

Senior Management Development Programme

Social Impact Measurement & Management

Evpa Venture Philanthropy And Social Investment

Certificate, Science Communication, B-

Introductory online course on Science Communication

Masters, Space Studies, 2.89/4

Considered as THE course for professionals in the space industry, ISU's MSc in space studies provides a broad, interdisciplinary.

Certification Course, Radio Astronomy

Activities and Societies: Radio astronomy observation A graduate level course of approximately 18 hours (not including field trips) to.

Certification Course, Solar Astronomy

Activities and Societies: Solar observations A graduate level course worth 24 hours of classes (not including field trips) exploring the.

Certification Course, Astronomy And Astrophysics

Galaxies, stars and planets a five month,10-credit module introducing the exploration of our Solar System; the discovery of planets.

Be, Electronics And Communications, 8.9/10

Activities and Societies: Youth Red Cross sociiety Major in Electronics and Communication engineering with a focus on wireless systems.