She# the missile woman

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 Name: Ameema Fatima Syeda

Combination: BSc NCZ II Year

Roll No: 1204-20-464-027

Assignment: English CIA III

Institution: St Ann’s College For Women















She The Missile Woman
















Tessy Thomas is a scientist and Director General of Aeronautical Systems and the former Project Director for Agni-IV missile. She is the first ever woman scientist to head a missile project in India.

Early life:

Born in Kerala’s beautiful Allapuzha district to an IFS officer father and homemaker mother, Tessy’s first introduction to the amazing world of missiles came in her childhood, thanks to the Thumba rocket launching station that was not far from the area where her family lived. This exposure sparked her imagination and a passion for scientific research that would only grow stronger with time.

Education:

Tessy Thomas studied in St. Michael's Higher Secondary School and St. Joseph's Girl's Higher Secondary School in Alleppey (Alappzuha). She had a natural flair for mathematics and physics. She joined Pune’s Institute of Armament Technology to pursue a masters degree in guided missile technology. Tessy followed this up with an MBA in Operations Management and a PhD in Missile Guidance. 

Career:

Unwaveringly focused and extremely hardworking, Tessy was soon blazing a trail in DRDO’s weapons programme. The successful launch of the Agni-V missile from Odisha’s Wheeler Island was in 2012. 

An expert on solid propellant systems, Tessy’s contributions were crucial in developing the Agni-V’s multiple targetable re-entry vehicle. This was what helped the intercontinental ballistic missile withstand tremendous velocity and temperature of 3,000 degrees Celsius on re-entering the atmosphere.












All this while Tessy tried her best to walk the tight-rope as a homemaker and a defence scientist. Immensely dedicated to her work, she never hesitated to make sacrifices on the home front, at times even leaving her unwell son Tejas behind for a missile launch.


Awards:

Tessy has also received several prestigious awards — including the DRDO Scientist of the year in 2008, DRDO Performance Excellence Award for 2011 and 2012, India Today Women of the year in 2009, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for Excellence in Public Administration in 2012, CNN-IBN Indian of the Year 2012, Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya Award in 2016 and Outstanding Woman Achiever Award by Women in Science and Engineering (WISE).


References:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tessy_Thomas

• https://www.thebetterindia.com/122711/missile-woman-agniputri-tessy-thomas-drdo-kerala-india/

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