Dr. S. V. S. Narayana Murty holds a B.E. from Andhra University, Visakhapatnam; an M.E. from IISc, Bangalore; and a Ph.D. from IIT-Bombay, all in Metallurgical Engineering. He completed post-doctoral research at the Steel Research Centre, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Japan (2003–2006).

He joined the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Trivandrum in 1993, contributing to the development of ultrahigh-strength steels, Titanium alloys, Super alloys, and Aluminium alloys. Prior to joining MIDHANI, he was working at the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC), ISRO, focusing on the indigenization and supply of critical materials for India’s space program.

Dr. S. V. S. Narayana Murty is the recipient of several prestigious awards, including the Young Metallurgist Award (2001) and Metallurgist of the Year Award (2018) from the Ministry of Steel, Government of India; the AIDA Technology Innovation Award (2009) from the Japan Society for Technology of Plasticity; the National Failure Analyst Award (2021) from the Society for Failure Analysis; and the G.D. Birla Gold Medal (2022) from the Indian Institute of Metals. He has been recognized among the top 2% of scientists worldwide by Stanford University and has authored numerous ISRO technical reports and over 325 publications in international peer-reviewed journals.