JohnAbrahamMuliyilMemorialLecture
Sponsoredby
Membersofhisfamily,Mangalore&Mr.S.V.Sambamurti,Bangalore
To stimulate aspirant engineers interested in welding and allied processes, the John A. Muliyil MemorialLecture Award will be given to a young professional below 35-years of age, who has presented his paperduring the National Welding Meet of the Institute on welding technologyor a related subject (in alternateyears). His/her work (theses, research reports, state-of-the-art surveys) must be authored by one person onlyandbased onrecentworkcarried out inan industry.
Mr. Muliyil’s entry into the field of welding was in 1947 when, after his graduation and a short stint in the Indianarmy, he joined Indian Oxygen Ltd., the pioneers in welding inIndia. After intensive training in the art andscience of welding, he was part of a team entrusted with the task of helping the fabrication and engineeringindustryinIndiatotackleproblems intheirweldingandalliedoperations.
These were the years when Independent India had launched on its ambitious plans for modernization of Indian industry. Welding technology in the country was still in its infancy. He was deeply involved in the introduction of TIG and MIG welding processes and many automatic welding installations, modern cutting machines, and a range ofnew consumables in those early years. He held many important management positions in Indian Oxygen Ltduntil his retirement in 1984. For formulating welding standards and specifications, he has worked for manyyearsinpanelsandcommitteesofIndianStandardsInstitution,presentlyknownasBureauofIndianStandards.
He was a Founder-Member of The Indian Institute of Welding and worked in various capacities for thedevelopment of the Institute. He was the Chairman, G.P. Committee and Vice President, before taking over asthePresidentof theInstituteduring1978-80.
HepassedawayinMangalore,Karnatakaon1stOctober2008attheageof84.
In memory of the Late John A. Muliyil’s enormous contribution for the development of welding science andtechnology in Indian industry, Members of his family, and his longtime friend and colleague in Indian OxygenLtd. Mr. S. V. Sambamurti, President (1984-86), IIW-India have instituted this award from 2022. This will beawarded in alternate years during the National Welding Seminar / International Congress / Conference of theInstitute.
Criteria
1. Thepersonmustbewithin35-yearsofageatthetimeofnomination.
2. Thepersonmusthaveclearanddistinctunderstandingoftheknowledgeinwelding.
3. Thepersonmusthaveleadershipqualities(bothinworkplaceandinthecommunity)inthefieldofweldingscienceandtechnology.
4. Thepersonmusthaveaclearprojectiononthefuturedevelopmentofhisknowledge.
EvaluationProcedure
1. 1. Nominationsareinvitedfromindividualswithrecommendationsfrom
a. IIW-IndiaBranchManagingCommitteemembers
b. SectionHead/DivisionHead/HeadoftheInstitutionatwhichthecandidateisstudying/working.
2. TheChairman,TechnicalCommitteealongwiththeChairman,YoungProfessional&StudentActivity,willevaluatethenominationsforaward.
3. Theevaluationcommitteeshallbeentitledtoseekopinionfromexperts,ifrequired.
4. Thenominationshouldhighlightoneortwoofthemostsignificantcontributionsofthecandidate.
5. TheJointCommittee’srecommendationwillbeforwardedtotheCouncilforapproval.
6. MembershipofTheIndianInstituteofWeldingisnotanecessarycriteriontoapplyfortheaward.However,theawardeemustbeaMemberoftheInstituteaftertheannouncementoftheAward.7. Incasenosuitablecandidateisfoundinaparticularyear,theawardneednotbegivenonthatyear.
AWARD
TheWinnerofthisawardwillreceiveaCertificateandacashprizeofRs.10,000/-
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