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LIFE TIME CONTRIBUTION AWARD IN ENGINEERING
1.
Purpose of the Award
To recognise
life time contribution in engineering made by eminent persons to any branch of
engineering within the purview of the Academy.
2.
Eligibility
Any citizen of
India who is not a Member of INAE Council during the year of the Award.
3.
Criteria
An eminent
Indian citizen who has made outstanding contributions in the field of
engineering/ engineering research/ engineering education/ technology/
engineering management which have brought prestige to the nation. The
contributions may be in any discipline of engineering involving engineering
projects which have been successfully executed and have been regarded as
landmarks of technological development of the country.
4.
Number of Awards
Up to two
Awards in a year. The Academy reserves the right not to recommend an award in
any year.
5.
Nominations
Nominations
will be invited from INAE Fellows by the second week of April each year. The
nominations may be sent on plain paper with a brief statement of outstanding
and distinguished contributions of the nominee. Self nomination of a person
shall not be considered.
Nominations
shall remain valid for three years and renominations shall be accepted.
6.
Last date of Nomination
The date of
receipt of nominations is 15th day of June each year.
7.
Selection for the Award
The Selection
Committee under the Chairmanship of President with three Vice-Presidents as
members will recommend two nominees for conferment of the subject Award to the
Governing Council.
8.
Value of the Award
The award shall consist of Rs.5 lakhs in cash and a
citation
9.
Presentation of the Award
The awardees will be requested to
deliver a public lecture on an appropriate subject of their choice in any field
of Engineering/Engineering Research/ Engineering Education/ Technology/
Engineering Management at the Academy Annual Convention. The text of the Award
Lectures will be published in the Annals of INAE.
Recipients of Life Time Contribution Award
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1997 |
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Prof. Satish Dhawan*, Formerly Chairman, Space
Commission, Bangalore and Formerly Director, IISc.,Bangalore
(Space Programmes) |
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Prof. Jai Krishna*, Formerly Vice-Chancellor, University
of Roorkee, Roorkee
(Earthquake Resistant Design of Structures) |
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1998 |
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Prof. RN Dogra*, Founding Director, Indian Institute of
Technology, Delhi.
(Structural Engineering, Educational Management) |
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Dr. Dara P Antia*, Formerly Deputy Managing Director,
National Carbon Company
(Physical Metallurgy, Mineral Economics and Industrial
Management) |
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1999 |
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Dr. Arcot Ramachandran, Chairman, Tata Energy Research
Institute, New Delhi and Formerly Under Secretary-General & Executive
Director, United Nations (Habitat); Former Secretary, Department of Science
& Technology and Director General, CSIR, Delhi, Director IIT Madras
(Thermal Engineering and Heat Transfer, Engineering
Education, Sustainable Development & Industrial Research) |
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Dr. Homi N Sethna, Formerly
Director, Tata Electric Companies, Mumbai and Formerly Chairman, Atomic
Energy Commission and Director, BARC, Mumbai
(Nuclear Energy Programme, Academics and Industrial
Management) |
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2000 |
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Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, President of India
Formerly Principal Scientific Adviser to the Govt. of
India, New Delhi.
(Space and Missile Technology) |
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Dr. FC Kohli, Formerly Deputy Chairman, Tata Consultancy
Services, Mumbai.
(Electric Power, Technical Education and Information
Technology) |
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2001 |
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Prof. MM Sharma,FRS, Honorary Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru
Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore
(Chemical Science, Engineering & Technology,
Engineering Education and Chemical Industry) |
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Prof. UR Rao, Chairman, PRL Council, and Formerly
Chairman, Space Commission
(Indian Space Programme, Communication Applications,
Broadcasting & Launch Vehicle Technology) |
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2002 |
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Dr. Jamshed J Irani, Director, Tata Sons Ltd., Mumbai and
Formerly Managing Director, TISCO, Jamshedpur
(Lowest cost steel making as global benchmark) |
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Prof. AS Arya, National Seismic Advisor, Ministry of Home
Affairs, Govt. of India, UNDP-DRM Programme & Professor Emeritus, IIT,
Roorkee
(Formation of codes of practice for earthquake
resistant design and construction of buildings) |
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2003 |
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Dr. S Varadarajan, Formerly Secretary to the Govt of
India, Department of Science and Technology and Formerly Director General,
CSIR |
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(Basic and applied organic chemistry, molecular
biology, nutrition, process technology, engineering and management) |
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Prof. Roddam Narasimha, Chairman of the Engineering
Mechanics Unit at the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific
Research, Bangalore and Formerly Director, National Institute of Advanced
Studies, Bangalore |
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(Fluid Dynamics research, development of National
Aerospace Technology) |
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2004 |
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Prof. Dwijesh Dutta Majumder, Professor Emeritus,
Electronic & Communiation Science, Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta
and Honorary Director-Secretary, Institute of Cybernetics, Systems and
Information Technology, Calcutta |
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(Computer Science and Information Technology and
promotion of Computer Technology) |
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Dr Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan, Member of Parliament,
Rajya Sabha and Director, National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS),
Bangalor. |
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(Satellite technology development, and engineering
management of Indian Space programme in all aspects of science,
technology, applications, institutional linkages, commercialisation, and
international cooperation) |
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2005 |
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Prof. Vaidyeswaran Rajaraman, Honorary Professor,
Supercomputer Education and Research Centre, Indian Institute of Science,
Bangalore |
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(Computer education, software industry and development
of unique management applications of computers) |
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Prof. Gitindra Saran Sanyal, Adviser, Vinod Gupta School
of Management, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur |
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(Electromagnetic Theory, Microwave Antennas, Radar and
Fibre Optics and promotion of education in the field of Electronics and
Telecommunications) |
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2006 |
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Dr. Anil Kakodkar, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission and
Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy, Mumbai |
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(Piloting of State-of-Art Technologies related to
Nuclear Power Reactors, Design and Construction of Dhruva Reactor and
creation of a Roadmap for India’s Nuclear Power Programme) |
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Dr. Kota Harinarayana, Formerly Programme Director, ADA,
Bangalore and Formerly Vice-Chancellor, University of Hyderabad |
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(Aircraft Design, Technology Management and
Advancement of Science and Technological capabilities in the field of
Aviation) |
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2007 |
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Dr. CG Krishnadas Nair, Honorary
President, Society of Indian Aerospace Technologies and Industries (SIATI),
Bangalore; Vice-Chancellor, MATS University |
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(Metallurgical
Engineering, Material Science & Engineering) |
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Dr. BN
Suresh, Director, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Trivandrum |
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(Control and Guidance of Launch Vehicles) |
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