B. E. Vijayam

Professor[7]
B. E. Vijayam
Ph.D. (Osmania)[8]
Professor Vijayam with his students at Osmania University, Secunderabad (1973)
(Courtesy Mennonite Church USA archives)
Born(1933-11-20)20 November 1933[3]
Giddalur under Madras Presidency (present day Andhra Pradesh)
Died30 January 2019(2019-01-30) (aged 85)
Secunderabad, Telangana, India
Resting place17°28′26.1″N 78°42′05.5″E / 17.473917°N 78.701528°E / 17.473917; 78.701528
NationalityIndian
Other namesBunyan Edmund Vijayam[3]
CitizenshipIndian
EducationB. Sc. (Andhra),[3]
M. Sc. (Andhra),[3]
Ph. D. (Osmania),[8]
Postdoctoral researcher (Northwestern)[8]
Alma mater
Known forTeaching and research in applied Geology
AwardsProf. Bal Dattatreya Tilak Endowment Lecture (1995), Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi[1]
Scientific career
FieldsSedimentology
Institutions
PatronsFulbright Program[3]
Thesis
  • Sedimentation in the upper proterozoic near Kurnool[4]
Doctoral advisorProf. S. Balakrishna[5]
Other academic advisorsProf. C. Mahadevan,[6]
Prof. U. Aswathanarayana
Websitehttp://bevijayam.com/

Bunyan Edmund Vijayam (1933[3]–2019) was an Indian geologist with major contribution to the field of Geology. A 1958–1959 Technical Report of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research heralded the news that new developments had taken place in scientific matters led by a team of researchers at the Andhra University,[9]

A new technique for the ion-exchange separation of uranium from thorium and rare earths has been developed. A simple chromatographic method for the estimation of thorium (present in very small quantities) has been evolved. This utilizes thenoyl trifluoroacetone (TTA) in benzene as solvent-C. Mahadevan, U. Aswathanarayana, V. V. S. S. Tilak, B. E. Vijayam and D. Purushottam, Department of Geology, Andhra University.....[9]

Even as a student of geology at Andhra University, Waltair, Vijayam and his fellow researchers were already carrying out research in the field.[10] During 1954–1958, Vijayam had carried out research on geology in parts of Kurnool district.[10] Vijayam's research articles began appearing in geological and other inter-disciplinary scientific journals for more than three decades and continue to be referred by the present generation[11] of Geologists.

Vijayam stood witness[12] to Christ[13] and inspired many. During the Fifth National Convention of the Christian Businessmen's Committee in 1987[13] held in Hyderabad, he spoke on the theme You shall be witnesses unto me and shared dais with Archbishop Samineni Arulappa,[13] Member of parliament, Lok Sabha Marjorie Godfrey and Policeman G. Alfred,[13] IPS. Vijayam also led honorary initiatives towards Christian missions by equipping[14] the Laity not only with knowledge of the Gospel, but also a means of livelihood was recognised by Theologians, comprising the Missiologist, Roger Hedlund,[15] SB, and Bishop Ezra Sargunam,[16] ECI. During the 2000s, the Christian artist P. Solomon Raj, AELC made an Empirical research highlighting the new and indigenous missions,[17] and Vijayam's effort falls in such line of indigenous missions to equip the grassroot Evangelists, which even the Old Testament Scholar, Victor Premasagar, CSI appreciated such initiatives.[17]

  1. ^ Indian National Science Academy, Recipients. [1] Archived 16 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference GSI was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Kay Marshall Strom, In the presence of the poor: Changing the face of India, Authentic, Hyderabad, 2008.[2]
  4. ^ a b B. E. Vijayam, Sedimentation in the upper proterozoic near Kurnool, cited in B. E. Vijayam, Worm Burrows in Narji Limestones, near Govindinne, Kurnool District, A. P., Current Science, Volume 5, 5 March 1968, p.142.[3]
  5. ^ Hari Narain, Obituary note on Suri Balakrishna (1931-1984), Journal of Geological Society of India, Volume 25, Issue 11, 1984, pp.759-760. [4]
  6. ^ Calamur Mahadevan (1901 - 1962): A humane professor in The Hindu - Metro Plus Visakhapatnam, 7 April 2003.[5]
  7. ^ Commonwealth Universities Handbook, Parts 3-4, 1986, p.1874
  8. ^ a b c d Luis Bush, Lorry Lutz, Partnering in Ministry: The Direction of World Evangelism, Inter-Varsity Press, Downers Grove, p.110.[6]
  9. ^ a b Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Technical Report 1958–1959, New Delhi, 1958, p.249.[7]
  10. ^ a b List of Subjects in Arts and Sciences in which Research was carried out in the Universities and Research Institutions from June 1954 to May 1958, The Inter-University board of India, New Delhi, 1958, [8]
  11. ^ M. Preeti, G. Ramadass, Total magnetic investigations for structural mapping in gas show area in the Tadipatri Region, South Western margin of the Cuddapah Basins in International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Development, Volume 3, Issue 7, July 2016, p.276-283.[9]
  12. ^ C. Peter Wagner, Praying with Power, Destiny Image Publishers Inc., Shippensburg, 1997.[10]
  13. ^ a b c d National Council of Churches Review, Volume 107, 1987, p.332.[11]
  14. ^ Kay Marshall Strom, The Second-Half Adventure: Don't Just Retire--Use Your Time, Skills, and Resources to change the World, Moody Publishers, Chicago, 2009, pp.94-95.[12]
  15. ^ Roger Hedlund, Quest for Identity: India's Churches of Indigenous Origin: the "Little Tradition" in Indian Christianity, MIIS/ISPCK, Chennai/New Delhi, 2000, p.207.[13]
  16. ^ M. Ezra Sargunam (Compiled), Mission Mandate: A Compendium on the Perspective of Missions in India, Mission India, Chennai, 2000.[14]
  17. ^ a b P. Solomon Raj, The New Wine-skins: The Story of the Indigenous Missions in Coastal Andhra Pradesh, India, ISPCK/MIIS, New Delhi/Chennai, 2003.[15]