Attumalil Georgekutty Award
The “Melpadom Attumalil Georgekutty Awards” were instituted on 02 May 2000 by Melpadom Attumalil Mr. A. V. Jones alias Georgekutty, under an endowment named “Melpadom Attumalil Georgekutty Endowment,” which is entrusted with the Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church. The Merit Award is an esteemed philanthropic endeavour with a noble vision to honour illustrious personalities renowned both nationally and internationally in the fields of science, technology, medicine and peace, every year.
Mr. A V Jones
Mr. A. V. Jones, who instituted the award, was born in Melpadom, a village in Alleppey District, Kerala State, India. After completing his education, he migrated to Singapore in the year 1953 and worked there in different capacities till 1994. Mr. Jones has always been interested in, promoting scientific and technical studies and was also helping bright children among weaker sections of society to continue their studies, particularly in the field of scientific research. He is a philanthropist and has set up apart a substantial portion of his savings towards these charitable purposes. The purposes of setting up the endowment were the following:
Merit Award
Grant of awards to worthy individuals who have achieved unique and outstanding success and made significant contributions in the field of Medicine, Science, Technical Sciences, Science and Technology, and Peace, irrespective of caste, creed, sex, or colour. The Merit Award consists of Rupees One lakh (Rs. 1,00.000/-) and a Citation.
Young Scientist Award & Scholarships:
Grant Awards to Young Scientists who have achieved unique and outstanding success and made significant contributions in the field of Medicine, Science, Technical Sciences, Science and Technology, and also Scholarships to deserving students, irrespective of caste, creed, sex, or colour. The Young Scientist Award consists of Rupees Fifty Thousand (Rs. 50000/-) and a Citation.
Philanthropic Purpose
Grant donations and contributions for Philanthropic Purposes.
Dr Sosamma Iype
Head, Dept. of Genetics and Animal Breeding, Kerala Agricultural University
Padma Shri
Dr S. Somanath
Former Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
Dr C. G. Krishnadas Nair
President, Society of Indian Aerospace Technologies and Industries, Former Chairman HAL
Padma Shri
Dr K. Sivan
Former Chairman, ISRO
Dr V. S. Arunachalam
Former Scientific Advisor to Defence Minister of India
Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan
Dr K. A. Abraham
Cardiologist
Padma Shri
Dr Devi Prasad Shetty
Chairman and Founder of Narayana Hrudayalaya
Padma Shri, Padma Vibhushan
Dr Paul Sebastian
Director, Regional Cancer Centre, Trivandrum
Dr K. Radhakrishnan
ISRO Chairman
Padma Bhushan
Dr K. N. Ninan Kovoor
Deputy Director VSSC, Trivandrum
Dr P. K. Warrier
Managing Trustee, Aryavaidyasala, Kottakkal, Kerala
Padma Bhushan
Dr Mammen Chandy
Director of Tata Medical Centre Kolkata
Padma Shri
Dr E. Sreedharan
“Metro Man” of India
Padma Shri, Padma Vibhushan
Dr Varghese Kurien
Father of White Revolution
Padma Vibhushan
Dr George Joseph
Director- Center for Space Science & Technology, Dehradun
Padma Bhushan
Dr M. S. Swaminathan
Father of Green Revolution
Padma Vibhushan
Dr G. Madhavan Nair
Space Commission Chairman
Padma Bhushan
Dr M. S. Valiathan
Heart Surgeon
Padma Bhushan
The Melpadom Attumalil Georgekutty Young Scientist Awards
were given to the following individuals
Dr Ashwani Kumar Tiwari
Asst. Professor, School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
Dr Arnab Datta
Asso. Professor, Dept. of Chemistry, IIT Bombay
Dr. Bodhisatwa Hazra
Asst. Professor, IIT Dhanbad
Dr Tiju Thomas
Asso. Professor, Dept. of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Chennai
Dr Sarada Prasad Pradhan
Asst. Professor, Dept. of Earth Sciences, IIT Roorkee
Dr Amit Mishra
Asst Prof., Dept. of Bioscience and Bio Engineering, IIT Jodhpur
Dr M. Palanivelrajan
Asst Prof., Dept. of Wildlife Sciences, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai
Dr Senoy Thomas
Asst. Prof., Dept. of Physics, CUSAT, Kochi
Dr R. Jayakrishnan
Asst. Prof., Dept. of Physics, Christian College, Chengannur
Dr Cyriac Abby Philips
Hepatology & Liver Transplant, Kochi
Dr Vikram Vishal
Asst. Prof., Dept. of Earth Sciences, IIT Mumbai
Dr Dharmendra K. Maurya
Scientific Officer, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai
Dr Abdus Samad
Asso. Prof., Dept. of Ocean Engineering, IIT Madras
Dr Sumod Mathew Koshy
Asso. Prof, Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram
Dr Shilly Elizebeth David
Guest Scientist at Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Ecology, Germany
Dr Jobin Cyriac
Asso. Prof., Dept. of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram
Dr M. Joseph John
Asso. Prof. and Head, Clinical Haematology, Haemato-oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplant unit, CMC Ludhiana
Dr Nibu A. George
Cochin University of Science and Technology
Dr Rijo Jacob Thomas
IIT Kharagpur
Dr George Ninan
Outstanding Senior Scientist, CIFT, Cochin
Dr Samuel Varghese
Project Manager, NeST Research and Development Centre, Cochin
