Dr. Pradeep P. Thevannoor was the Vice-Chairman of SCMS Group of Educational Institutions and an executive member of Self-financing Engineering College Management Association. He died in a road accident on November 17, 2014.
Dr. Pradeep’s astute leadership was instrumental in the success of various notable developmental projects of SCMS such as the Centre for Sustainable Water Technology and Management (a water research center started in an engineering college for the first time in Kerala) and the Neera project (the first neera research and pilot production unit in the private sector in the State) by SCMS Biotech and Bio-Sciences Research Institute. His yet another dream project was the production of biofuel from coconut oil at the biotech institute. The project was successfully completed, trial runs were conducted and preparations were on for its launch within a short time. He was keen on giving more priority to research and was the key person in ably guiding several notable achievements of SCMS in the field of R & D.
Dr. Pradeep P. Thevannoor Innovation Awards (PPTIA) instituted in the year 2015 by SCMS School of Engineering and Technology, Kerala, India is a global event held annually with an aim to identify, recognize and celebrate innovative ideas and applications to tackle issues and challenges faced by society. The PPTIA provides an excellent opportunity to student-innovators to showcase their ideas. products and services, empowering them to bring about game-changing advances in technology and industry applications for societal good. Mentorship opportuni ties with industry leaders help take the projects to the next level and gain national and international visibility as also funding opportunities.
Dr. Pradeep P. Thevannoor Hackathon Awards 2023 are to be held on November , 2023
SCMS School of Engineering and Technology, commemorating the great visionary Dr. Pradeep P. Thevannoor, who literally lived for SCMS, has successfully organised Dr. Pradeep P. Thevannoor Innovation Awards from 2015 to 2019, Innovation Talk series since 2020-2021. In 2022, we introduced the Dr. Pradeep P. Thevannoor Hackathon Awards 2022.