Two women scientists, Tessy Thomas and Geeta Varadan, have been selected for the Y Nayudamma Memorial Award for the year 2014.

Tessy Thomas is Director, Advanced Systems Laboratory of the Defence Research and Development Organisation, Hyderabad, and Project Director (Mission) for Agni V, while Geeta Varadan is Director of the Advanced Data Processing Research Institute of ISRO.

The awards will be given away by former head of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights and Ramon Magsaysay award recipient Shanta Sinha at function in Tenali, Andhra Pradesh on March 1, 2015.