Sadhana Attavar has over 32 years of experience in non formal
education sector in popularising Science. Her major experience is in
designing and developing of interactive science exhibits and in
integrating the hardware and software to create user-friendly
learning solutions. The most recent exhibition curated by her is the
Space Technology gallery housed at Visvesvaraya Industrial and
Technological Museum, Bangalore. She has contributed to the
development of science center network across the country and was
instrumental in setting up a new Science Centre at Pilikula in
Mangalore. Currently she is in the project head for setting up a new
Science Centre at Rajamundry in the state of Andhra Pradesh. She
has also played a pivotal role in establishing a nation-wide satellite
communication link designed for organizing educational extension
activities to rural areas across India. She has presented papers in
national and international conferences and published articles related
to science and technology in various journals and newspapers. At
present she is senior curator and head of Electronics at Visvesvaraya
Industrial & Technological Museum, Bangalore.
She is a senior member of IEEE and is currently Treasurer and Chair
Elect Women In Engineering of IEEE Bangalore Section. She was
also Treasurer for 2018 . She was Educational activities Chair of
Bangalore Section from 2016-2017.She was Publicity Co Chair of
IEEE WIE(Women in Engineering) Global Summit 2016 and IEEE
SmartTech 2017-18. She chaired the industry panel of R10 SYWL
Congress 2016 for WIE track and the track on Women Empowerment
for IEEE WIE Global Summit 2016.
