Dr. Antony Jeevarajan
1979 M.Sc Chemistry

Antony is based out of Houston, Texas, US and currently serves as Deputy Division Chief, Biomedical Research and Environmental Sciences Division at the NASA Johnson Space Center at Houston. Jeevarajan received his Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from the Radiation Laboratory of University of Notre Dame and completed his post-doctoral work at the University of Alabama.

He served at Bhabha Atomic Research Center and was Assistant Professor at the Chemistry Dept. of Loyola College. He did M.Sc. at Loyola College, B.Sc. at Kamaraj College, Schooling at St. Xavier’s High School and Holy Cross Elementary School, Thoothukudi. He has worked in the areas of radiation, photochemistry and electrochemistry of antioxidants. He developed sensing systems for bioreactors involved in tissue engineering in space and has studied the activity of Lunar dust samples. He has received NASA Exceptional Service Medal.

He is married to Judy for 34 years and has one daughter and two sons.  He is interested in the STEM education of the new generation worldwide. He champions the ‘Teach and Research’ effort initiated by the USA chapter to bring alumni from various domains to have presentations to the Loyola community to enhance the knowledge base.

Let’s learn some more about Dr. Antony Jeevarajan.

• What was the most memorable moment about the college?

 “Academic atmosphere created by fellow-students, faculty and the Management.  The dedicated service by faculty and unfettered support by the Management was outstanding.”

• What was your favorite place in the college? 

“Walk from the Chemistry Dept to Hostel with spectacular arched trees near Bertram Hall along the way.”

• What lessons you learnt from college do you still carry with you today? 

“Fundamentals needed to understand the discipline and exposure of avenues to further the professional life. I was a research scholar for one year in ‘Testing and Evaluation’ during the early days of Autonomous College. The patience and the passion of faculty is one of the ingredients of the successful academic climate.  I was a hostel deputy director for four years and I learned a lot from the students at various educational programs and family environment. This experience prepared me to handle people with outstanding technical skills in an interdisciplinary environment (Emotional Intelligence).