Dipak Srinivasan

Formulation & Strategic Engagements Manager
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Dipak Srinivasan has more than two decades of experience with spacecraft systems. At the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), he is the Space Exploration Sector’s Formulation & Strategic Engagements Program Area Manager, leading efforts to formulate bold, new space missions. He has served on missions all over our solar system, including the Sun, Mercury, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Pluto, and more. He has two Master’s degrees in electrical engineering and physics from Cornell and Johns Hopkins Universities, regularly gives STEM talks to schools across the USA, chairs the Deep-Space and Near-Earth communications session at the International Astronautical Congress, and serves on the Board of Directors for The Planetary Society. Dipak is committed to helping everyone realize the importance of space exploration, how we all are a part of this exploration, and how this shared curiosity is a positive unifying force.

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Related Sessions

Space Science & Exploration Track

Monday, April 13, 2026

10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Track: Track Program

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Cislunar Space: Strategy, Science, Security, and Synergy

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

4:15 pm - 5:00 pm

Track: Symposium Program

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