Kuruvilla Mathew

Background

Mathew, Kuruvilla was born on May 24, 1939 in Pullad, Kerala, India. Son of Mathai Thomas and Saramma Kuruvilla (Kaithakkade) Pulimootil. arrived in Australia, 1977.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Union Christian College, Alwaye, India, 1959; Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Trivandrum, Kerala U., India, 1963; diploma in Sanitary Engineering, International Institute Environmental England, Netherlands, 1973; Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Science, Murdoch U., Perth, Australia, 1982.

Career

Junior engineer, Public Health Engineering Department, Kerala, India, 1963-1969; assistant engineer, Public Health Engineering Department, Kerala, India, 1969-1976; regional engineer, Water Pollution Control Board, Kerala, 1976-1977; postdoctoral fellow, Murdoch U., Western Australia, 1982-1986; coordinator remote area development group, Murdoch U., Western Australia, 1987-1995; manager remote area development group, Murdoch U., Western Australia, since 1995. Convenor United Nations Environmental Programme Regional Conference on Environmental Technology for Wastewater Treatment, 1997. Coordinator World Renewable Energy Network Regional Conference, 1999.

Achievements

• Kuruvilla Mathew has been listed as a noteworthy Environmental engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Senior secretary Student Christian Movement, Kerala, 1975. President Marthoma Studence Conference, Kerala, 1996. Member Australian Board Mission State Committee, Western Australia, 1988-1992.

Area coordinator The Evangelica Alliance Relief, Western Australia, 1974-1996, member state committee, 1993-1997. Member Church Missionary Society State Committee, Western Australia, 1994-1997. Member Australian Water and Wastewater Association, International Association Water Quality.

Interests

• Avocations: reading, walking, travel, community organization.

Connections

Married Valsa Koshy, April 1, 1944. Children: Reji Kuruvilla, Reny Sara, RenjitKoshy.

Father:

Mathai Thomas Pulimootil

Mother:

Saramma Kuruvilla (Kaithakkade) Pulimootil

Spouse:

Valsa Koshy

child:

RenjitKoshy Mathew

child:

Reny Sara Mathew

child:

Reji Kuruvilla Mathew