Tessy Thomas
Tessy Thomas | |
|---|---|
| Director General (Aeronautical Systems), DRDO | |
| In office 1 June 2018 – 30 April 2023 | |
| Preceded by | CP Ramnarayan |
| Succeeded by | M Z Siddique |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1963 (age 62) Alappuzha, Kerala, India |
| Spouse | Saroj Kumar |
| Children | 1 |
| Occupation | Project director at DRDO |
| Known for | Agni Missile Project Director |
Tessy Thomas (born April 1963) is an Indian aerospace engineer and former Director General of Aeronautical Systems and the former Project Director for Agni-IV ballistic missile in Defence Research and Development Organisation.[1]
Early life
Tessy Thomas was born during April 1963 in Kerala's Alappuzha.
Career
She joined the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in 1988. Thomas began in her career working upon the Agni missile series, where she initially contributed to the guidance and control systems, focusing specifically on inertial navigation systems. She was Project Director of the Agni-V ICBM project.
Personal life
She is married to Saroj Kumar, a commander in the Indian Navy and they have a son,Tejas.[2]
Awards
Thomas received the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for her contribution for making India self-reliant in the field of missile technology.[3][4]
She was also the recipient of the Dr Thomas Cangan Leadership Award at the Faculty of Management Studies – Institute of Rural Management, Jaipur (FMS-IRM) in 2018.[5]
Thomas won 'Woman pioneer of the year' award at ETPrime Women Leadership Awards 2023 which was held at Mumbai.[6][7][8] The same year, she became a laureate of the Asian Scientist 100 by the Asian Scientist.[9]
Publications
- Thomas, Tessy (1 July 2005). "Guidance Scheme for Solid Propelled Vehicle during Atmospheric Phase". Defence Science Journal. 55 (3): 253–264. doi:10.14429/dsj.55.1987.
- Sudhakar, R.; Venkanna, M.; Rao, B. V. Papa; Thomas, Tessy (2017). "Prediction of Real Gas and Non-Equilibrium Effects in the Gas Dynamics of Canister Launch Missile". 30th International Symposium on Ballistics. doi:10.12783/ballistics2017/16878. ISBN 978-1-60595-419-6.
- Thomas, Tessy; Jahagirdar, D R; Krishna, I V Murali; Varaprasad, L. (May 2013). "Online Trajectory Reshaping for a Launch Vehicle to Minimize the Final Error Caused by Navigation and Guidance". Defence Science Journal. 63 (3). New Delhi: 254–261. doi:10.14429/dsj.63.2414. ProQuest 1413260295.
- Ghogale, Shrikant; Venkanna, M.; Rao, B.V. Papa; Thomas, Tessy (2017). "Developmental Challenges during Realization of High Progressivity Rocket Motor". 30th International Symposium on Ballistics. doi:10.12783/ballistics2017/16860. ISBN 978-1-60595-419-6.
See also
References
- ^ M Somasekhar (29 May 2018). "Tessy Thomas elevated as D-G Aero of DRDO". The Hindu Business Line.
- ^ "Meet India's "Missile Woman"" (PDF). IWSA Newsletter. 34 (3). September 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
- ^ "Scientist honoured for work on Agni missile tech". Retrieved 2 October 2012.
- ^ "'Missile woman' Tessy Thomas conferred Shastri award". 2 October 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
- ^ "6th Thought Leadership Lecture Series at FMS-IRM". The Faculty of Management Studies, Institute of Rural Management. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ Banerjee, Sanhati (16 August 2023). "ETPWLA 2023: Dr. Tessy Thomas wins Woman Pioneer Award at ETPrime Women Leadership Awards 2023". The Economic Times.
- ^ "Watch ETPWLA 2023: Celebrating excellence in women leadership". The Economic Times.
- ^ Banerjee, Sanhati; Pema, Tenzin (31 July 2023). "TPWLA 2023: Grand Felicitation Ceremony of ETPrime Women Leadership Awards to be held on August 4". The Economic Times.
- ^ "The Asian Scientist 100". Asian Scientist. Retrieved 13 March 2025.