Background
Thomas, Valiamackal Abraham was born on May 22, 1944 in Velloor, Kerala, India. Son of Abraham Mathew and Achiyamma Chacko Valiamackal.
Thomas, Valiamackal Abraham was born on May 22, 1944 in Velloor, Kerala, India. Son of Abraham Mathew and Achiyamma Chacko Valiamackal.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Regional Engineering College, Kerala, 1967. Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, 1979.
Design engineer Space Science and Technology Center, Thiruvananthapuram, 1968—1972. Head system integration Satellite Center Indian Space Research Organization, Bangalore, 1972—1983, spacecraft manager apple Satellite Center, 1978—1981, project director SROSS Satellite Center, 1983—1986, resident project director INSAT branch Palo Alto, California, 1986—1990, senior scientist Satellite Center Bangalore, 1990—1992, group director program planning Satellite Center, 1993—2002, deputy director Satellite Center, 2002—2004, visiting scientist Satellite Center, since 2004. Member safety advisory board Indian Space Research Organization, Bangalore, since 1996, chairman intellectual property rights protection, 1998—2004.
Member technical advisory committee Central Manufacturing Institute, Bangalore, 1994—2004. Member technical advisory committee Patent Facility Cell TIFAC, New Delhi, 1998—2004. Member governor council Malnad College Engineering, Hassan, Karnataka, since 2002.
Member Vidyalaya Management Council Kendriya Vidyalaya, Bangalore, 1994—2004. Fellow: Institution Engineers India, Institution Electronics and Telecomm. Engineers, Astronautical Society India (life.
Member executive council 1991-1997, executive secretary since 2000, Space Systems Management award 2000). Member: Indian National Cartographic Association (life).
Married Shantha Kuzhiyil, October 21, 1973. 1 child Deepa Thomas.