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LIFE


Origin and Important Milestones
1993: LIFE, conceived as an Interdisciplinary Research in the Area of Energy, Environment and Bioethics with Social Relevance. Like-Minded Scientists from Chemistry, Physics and Zoology Departments in Loyola College got together and worked in an informal way with a common purpose under the Leadership of Rev. Dr. Francis Xavier, S.J.

1995: LIFE started with Rev. Dr. Francis Xavier S.J. as Team Leader and First Director:

LIFE Startup Team
Rev. Dr. Francis P. Xavier S J Phys Dept Rev. Dr. John Pragasam S J Chem Dept
Dr. M. Selvanayagam
Zoo Dept
Dr. K. S. Nagaraja
Chem Dept
Dr. S. Vincent
Zoo Dept
Rev. Dr. B. Jeyaraj S J
Chem Dept
 
Dr. K. Swaminathan
Adviser
 

July 19, 2002:
Life Building was inaugurated by His Excellency, P.S. Ramamohan Rao, IPS (Retired), Governor of Tamil Nadu in the presence of Rev. Dr. Ignacimuthu, S.J., The Vice Chancellor of Madras University and Rev. Dr. Francis P. Xavier, S.J., The Provincial of Madurai Jesuit Province.

Major Donors of Life Building:
- The Mission Procurators: Fr. Joseph Uebelmesser, SJ and Fr. Peter Balleis, SJ., Nuernberg, Germany.
- MISSIO, Aachen, Germany.
- Jesuit Community, Loyola College, Chennai, India.
- Jesuit Community, Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan.
- Kelly's Foundation, Boston, USA.

Directors:
1. Dr. Francis P. Xavier S.J. (1995-1999)
2. Dr. John Pragasam S.J. (1999-2004, 2016-2019 )
3. Dr. M. Selvanayagam (2004-2013)
4. Dr. S. Vincent (2013-2016)
5. Dr. J. Merline Shyla (2019-2022)

Contact

Dr M Selvanayagam


Director,
Loyola Institute of Frontier Energy (LIFE),
Loyola College (Autonomous),
Chennai - 600 034.
Tel: +91 44 28178332
Fax: +91 44 28175566
directorlife@loyolacollege.edu