LTC Award

		LTC Award

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

Upto 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 15^th 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.

Life Time Contribution Award in Engineering

Proforma for Nomination

Name of the nominee :

Date of birth of the nominee :

Contact address of the nominee giving telephone, fax, e-mail, etc.:

Engineering Discipline :

Field of specialization of the nominee :

Awards and Honours :

Fellowships / Memberships :

Brief statement of the distinguished achievements and contributions of the nominee :

RECIPIENTS OF LIFE TIME CONTRIBUTION AWARD

The following are the recipients of Life Time Contribution Award

	1997
	1.	Prof. Satish Dhawan, Formerly Chairman, Space Commission, Bangalore and Formerly Director, IISc.,Bangalore (Space Programmes)*

	2.	Prof. Jai Krishna, Formerly Vice-Chancellor, University of Roorkee, Roorkee (Earthquake Resistant Design of Structures)*
	1998
	1.	Prof. RN Dogra, Founding Director, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. (Structural Engineering, Educational Management)*

	2.	Dr. Dara P Antia*, Formerly Deputy Managing Director, National Carbon Company (Physical Metallurgy, Mineral Economics and Industrial Management)
	1999
	1.	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)

	2.	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)
	2000
	1.	Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, President of India Formerly Principal Scientific Adviser to the Govt. of India, New Delhi. (Space and Missile Technology)

	2.	Dr. FC Kohli, Formerly Deputy Chairman, Tata Consultancy Services, Mumbai. (Electric Power, Technical Education and Information Technology)
	2001
	1.	Prof. MM Sharma,FRS, Honorary Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore (Chemical Science, Engineering & Technology, Engineering Education and Chemical Industry)

	2.	Prof. UR Rao, Chairman, PRL Council, and Formerly Chairman, Space Commission (Indian Space Programme, Communication Applications, Broadcasting & Launch Vehicle Technology)
	2002
	1.	Dr. Jamshed J Irani, Director, Tata Sons Ltd., Mumbai and Formerly Managing Director, TISCO, Jamshedpur (Lowest cost steel making as global benchmark)

	2.	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)
	2003
	1.	Dr. S Varadarajan, Formerly Secretary to the Govt of India, Department of Science and Technology and Formerly Director General, CSIR
		(Basic and applied organic chemistry, molecular biology, nutrition, process technology, engineering and management)

	2.	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
		(Fluid Dynamics research, development of National Aerospace Technology)
	2004
	1.	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
		(Computer Science and Information Technology and promotion of Computer Technology)

	2.	Dr Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha and Director, National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bangalor.
		(Satellite technology development, and engineering management of Indian Space programme in all aspects of science, technology, applications, institutional linkages, commercialisation, and international cooperation)
	2005
	1.	Prof. Vaidyeswaran Rajaraman, Honorary Professor, Supercomputer Education and Research Centre, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
		(Computer education, software industry and development of unique management applications of computers)

	2.	Prof. Gitindra Saran Sanyal, Adviser, Vinod Gupta School of Management, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
		(Electromagnetic Theory, Microwave Antennas, Radar and Fibre Optics and promotion of education in the field of Electronics and Telecommunications)
	2006
	1.	Dr. Anil Kakodkar, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission and Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy, Mumbai
		(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)

	2.	Dr. Kota Harinarayana, Formerly Programme Director, ADA, Bangalore and Formerly Vice-Chancellor, University of Hyderabad
		(Aircraft Design, Technology Management and Advancement of Science and Technological capabilities in the field of Aviation)

	2007
	1.	Dr. CG Krishnadas Nair, Honorary President, Society of Indian Aerospace Technologies and Industries (SIATI), Bangalore; Vice-Chancellor, MATS University
		(Metallurgical Engineering, Material Science & Engineering)

	2.	Dr. BN Suresh, Director, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Trivandrum
		(Control and Guidance of Launch Vehicles)

	2008
	1.	Mr. Ratan N Tata, Chairman, Tata Industries Ltd., Mumbai.
		(Engineering Industries and Management)


	2.	Dr. E Sreedharan, Managing Director, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, New Delhi.
		(Civil Engineering, Railway Construction Projects)

	2009
	1.	Dr. R Chidambaram, Principal Scientific Advisor to the Govt. of India, and DAE-Homi Bhabha Professor, New Delhi
		(Nuclear Science & Technology and Development of Strategically important programmes on advanced technologies)


	2.	Mr. NR Narayana Murthy, Chairman & CEO, Infosys Technologies Ltd., Bangalore
		(Computer and Information Technologies and leadership role in the development of software industry)

		* Deceased