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 *Dr. [[Savarimuthu Ignacimuthu]], S.J.,  Principal of  Loyola College, Chennai from 1997 to 2000. He was vice chancellor of [[Bharathiar University|Bharathiar University, Coimbatore]] from 2000 to 2002, and [[University of Madras|University of Madras, Chennai]] from 2002 to 2003. He is the director of Entomology Research Institute, Loyola College, Chennai since 1996. He published more than six hundred research papers and sixty books. Some of his books on biotechnology,<ref>{{Cite book|title=Biotechnology: An Introduction|last=Savarimuthu|first=Ignacimuthu|publisher=Alpha Science International|year=2012|isbn=9781842657546}}</ref> bioinformatics,<ref>{{Cite book|title=Basic Bioinformatics|last=Ignacimuthu|first=Savarimuthu|publisher=Alpha Science International, Ltd|year=2005|isbn=9781842652312|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/basicbioinformat0000igna}}</ref> bioethics<ref>{{Cite book|title=Bioethics|last=Ignacimuthu|first=Savarimuthu|publisher=Alpha Science International|year=2009|isbn=9781842655221}}</ref> ecology and environment<ref>{{Cite book|title=Ecology and Environment|last=Ignacimuthu|first=Savarimuthu|publisher=Elite Pub House, New Delhi|year=2006|isbn=9788188901180}}</ref> are used as textbooks in universities and colleges. His Tamil book on environmental awareness got the best book award from Tamil Nadu Government in 1995. He was awarded Tamil Nadu Scientist for Life Sciences (2000) by Tamil Nadu Government. He is a Fellow of the [[Royal Entomological Society]] (FRES) and the [[National Academy of Agricultural Sciences]], New Delhi. He is Scientist Emeritus of [[Council of Scientific and Industrial Research|CSIR]] and [[Indian Council of Medical Research|ICMR]], New Delhi. He also holds many patents. One insect species is named after him (Jacthrips ignacimuthui),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nimbion.com/about_us.php|title=Nimbion Organics - About Us|website=www.nimbion.com|access-date=2019-07-28}}</ref> and so is one molecule (Ignaciomycin).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/183321/8/chapter%206.pdf |title=Shodhganga : a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET |publisher=Shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in |date= |accessdate=2021-02-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.educatemagis.org/documents/contributions-south-asian-jesuits-environmental-work/|title=The Contributions of South Asian Jesuits to Environmental Work|website=Educate Magis|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|title=The Contributions of South Asian Jesuits to Environmental Work|url=https://3eh4ot43gk9g3h1uu7edbbf1-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/documents/2017/11/Contributions-of-South-Asian-Jesuits-to-Environmental-Work.pdf|journal=Journal of Jesuit Studies 3 (2016) 619-644}}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190728180311/http://oasis.csir.res.in/pidcv/OSDD_PI_DCV_12.pdf ]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://naasindia.org/detail.php?id=179|title=National Academy of Agricultural Sciences|website=naasindia.org|access-date=2019-07-28}}</ref>
 *Father. [[Charles Racine]], S.J. (1897–1976), Head of Department of Mathematics, Loyola College, Chennai from 1939 to 1968. His research contributions are in the field of relativity and celestial mechanics. He presided over the 38th [[Indian Science Congress Association|Indian Science Congress]], Bangalore, 1951. He received the [[Legion of Honour]] from the President of France. A portrait of Fr. Racine was unveiled at the Math-Science Institute ([[Ramanujan Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics|Ramanujan Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics (RIASM)]], [[University of Madras]]), as one of ten eminent mathematicians<ref name="oxfordhandbooks.com">{{Cite journal|last=Sj|first=Leonard Fernando|date=2016-11-02|title=Jesuits and India|url=https://www.oxfordhandbooks.com/view/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199935420.001.0001/oxfordhb-9780199935420-e-59|language=en|doi=10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199935420.013.59}}</ref><ref name="jivanmagazine.com">{{cite web |url=https://jivanmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Jivan_july.pdf |title=Jivan |last= |first= |date=2018 |website=jivanmagazine.com |format=PDF|access-date=2021-02-08}}</ref>
-*Fr. [[Francis P. Xavier]], S.J., Scientist, Vice President Global Academics & Research at Jesuit Worldwide Learning: Higher Education at the Margins (JWL)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jwl.org/en/research|title=Research|website=Jesuit Worldwide Learning|language=en|access-date=2019-07-28}}</ref> Geneva, Switzerland. Fr. Xavier is also the founding director of an interdisciplinary research institute, Loyola Institute of Frontier Energy,  [[Loyola-ICAM College of Engineering and Technology]] from 2010 to 2016 and Thomas I. Gasson, S.J., Professor in the Physics Department in [[Boston College|Boston College, Massachusetts]] from 2017 to 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/bcnews/faith-religion/jesuit-catholic/gasson-prof-francis-xavier.html|title=Physicist and Priest Francis Xavier, S.J. is BC's Gasson Professor|website=www.bc.edu|access-date=2019-07-28}}</ref><ref name="oxfordhandbooks.com" />
+*Fr. [[Francis P. Xavier]], S.J., Scientist, Vice President Global Academics & Research at Jesuit Worldwide Learning: Higher Education at the Margins (JWL)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jwl.org/en/research|title=Research|website=Jesuit Worldwide Learning|language=en|access-date=2019-07-28}}</ref> Geneva, Switzerland. Fr. Xavier is also the founding director of an interdisciplinary research institute, Loyola Institute of Frontier Energy,  [[Loyola-ICAM College of Engineering and Technology]] from 2010 to 2016 and Thomas I. Gasson, S.J., Professor in the Physics Department in [[Boston College|Boston College, Massachusetts]] from 2017 to 2018.<ref name="oxfordhandbooks.com" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/bcnews/faith-religion/jesuit-catholic/gasson-prof-francis-xavier.html|title=Physicist and Priest Francis Xavier, S.J. is BC's Gasson Professor|website=www.bc.edu|access-date=2019-07-28}}</ref>
-*Father. [[Lourdu M. Yeddanapalli]], S.J. (1904–1970), Pioneer scientist in physical chemistry and was a contemporary of Einstein at Princeton University, USA. Fr. Yeddanapalli joined the Department of Chemistry in 1946 and served as the Head of the Department from 1946 to 1970. Fr. Yeddanapalli did valuable research in [[chemical kinetics]], high polymers, [[chemisorption]], [[heterogeneous catalysis]], adsorption of polar gases on [[collagen]]s, and [[Paper chromatography|paper chromatographic studies]] of [[amino acid]]s and [[protein]]s. From 1970 the [[Indian Chemical Society|Indian Chemical Society, Kolkata]] has been awarding biannually the Fr. L.M. Yeddanapalli Medal for outstanding research in Physical Chemistry done in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oxfordhandbooks.com/view/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199935420.001.0001/oxfordhb-9780199935420-e-59|title=Jesuits and India|last1=Fernando|first1=Leonard|year=2016|doi=10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199935420.013.59}}</ref><ref name="jivanmagazine.com" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://3eh4ot43gk9g3h1uu7edbbf1-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/documents/2017/11/Contributions-of-South-Asian-Jesuits-to-Environmental-Work.pdf |title=Contributions-of-South-Asian-Jesuits-to-Environmental-Work |publisher=3eh4ot43gk9g3h1uu7edbbf1-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com |date=2017 |accessdate=2021-02-08}}</ref>  Fr. Yeddanapalli was a member of several professional organizations like the Plastic Research Committee (CSIR, New Delhi), and the Chemical Research Committee (CSIR). He was also a member of the Syndicate of University of Madras (1959–62; 1964–67). About 360 Chemistry students (BSc. Hons, MSc. and PhD), guided by him have become eminent professors, research chemists and administrators ([[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]], etc.) in India and abroad.<ref>{{Cite journal|date=July 2018|title=The Jesuits: "The scientific order" of the Catholic Church|url=https://www.currentscience.ac.in/Volumes/106/05/0749.pdf|journal=JIVAN|publisher=The Publisher, Gujarat sahitya Prakash, P.B. No. 70, anand-388001, Gujarat.|pages=20<br />21}}</ref>
+*Father. [[Lourdu M. Yeddanapalli]], S.J. (1904–1970), Pioneer scientist in physical chemistry and was a contemporary of Einstein at Princeton University, USA. Fr. Yeddanapalli joined the Department of Chemistry in 1946 and served as the Head of the Department from 1946 to 1970. Fr. Yeddanapalli did valuable research in [[chemical kinetics]], high polymers, [[chemisorption]], [[heterogeneous catalysis]], adsorption of polar gases on [[collagen]]s, and [[Paper chromatography|paper chromatographic studies]] of [[amino acid]]s and [[protein]]s. From 1970 the [[Indian Chemical Society|Indian Chemical Society, Kolkata]] has been awarding biannually the Fr. L.M. Yeddanapalli Medal for outstanding research in Physical Chemistry done in India.<ref name="jivanmagazine.com" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oxfordhandbooks.com/view/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199935420.001.0001/oxfordhb-9780199935420-e-59|title=Jesuits and India|last1=Fernando|first1=Leonard|year=2016|doi=10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199935420.013.59}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://3eh4ot43gk9g3h1uu7edbbf1-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/documents/2017/11/Contributions-of-South-Asian-Jesuits-to-Environmental-Work.pdf |title=Contributions-of-South-Asian-Jesuits-to-Environmental-Work |publisher=3eh4ot43gk9g3h1uu7edbbf1-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com |date=2017 |accessdate=2021-02-08}}</ref>  Fr. Yeddanapalli was a member of several professional organizations like the Plastic Research Committee (CSIR, New Delhi), and the Chemical Research Committee (CSIR). He was also a member of the Syndicate of University of Madras (1959–62; 1964–67). About 360 Chemistry students (BSc. Hons, MSc. and PhD), guided by him have become eminent professors, research chemists and administrators ([[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]], etc.) in India and abroad.<ref>{{Cite journal|date=July 2018|title=The Jesuits: "The scientific order" of the Catholic Church|url=https://www.currentscience.ac.in/Volumes/106/05/0749.pdf|journal=JIVAN|publisher=The Publisher, Gujarat sahitya Prakash, P.B. No. 70, anand-388001, Gujarat.|pages=20<br />21}}</ref>
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