Dr Tessy Thomas was born in April 1963 in Thathampally, Kerala. Her home was situated near the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station.
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Education
Dr Tessy Thomas completed her schooling from St Michael’s Higher Sec School and St Joseph’s Girls’ School. She pursued her BTech from Calicut University in 1983.
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Research
Dr Tessy Thomas completed her ME from Institute of Armament Technology, sponsored by DRDO. Later, she obtained her PhD in Missile Guidance from JNTU, Hyderabad, in 2014.
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DRDO
Dr Tessy Thomas aspired to become an IAS officer and even prepared for the UPSC exam. However, during the same time, she was selected for a role at DRDO.
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Agni series project
Dr Tessy Thomas joined IAT, Pune, in 1986 as a faculty member in Guided Missiles. She was closely involved with the development of the Agni series project.
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Leading the project
Dr Tessy Thomas spearheaded the Agni-4 project and also served as the project director for the Agni-5 project.
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Legacy of 32 years
Dr Tessy Thomas has worked at DRDO for more than 32 years in domains like simulation, guidance, control, navigation, trajectory, and mission design.
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Awards and honours
Dr Tessy Thomas has earned prestigious awards and honours like Madame Curie Women’s Science Award, Lal Bahadur Shastri Award, and Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Award.
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Missile Woman of India
For her immense contributions, Tessy Thomas has also earned the title of ‘Missile Woman of India.’