Gregory Mathew Malayil

Gregory Mathew Malayil

Gregory Mathew Malayil holds a PhD in Physics and is currently a Lecturer of Philosophy in the Faculty of Philosophy at Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram (DVK), Bengaluru. He is a Catholic priest of the Syro-Malabar Church and belongs to the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate Congregation (CMI).

1. Birth

Gregory Mathew Malayil was born on 6 December 1970, in Athirampuzha, in the district of Kottayam, Kerala, India. He was the child of A.M Mathew and Annamma Mathew. His siblings are Josy Plaito, Sebastian Mathew, Joseph Mathew and George Mathew.

2. Education

He completed his secondary school (SSLC) at St. Aloysius High School, Athirampuzha, in 1986. After SSLC, he completed his Pre-Degree (1988) and BSc (Physics, 1991) from Kuriakose Elias College, Mannanam, Kottayam. He received his postgraduate degree MSc (Physics) from St. Berchmans’ College, Changanassery, in 1993. He was awarded a PhD in Physics by Cochin University of Science and Technology, in 1999. Afterwards, in 2005, he joined the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate and, after his initial formation in religious life, he pursued his Master of Arts in Philosophy (2008) at Christ University, Bengaluru, and Bachelor of Theology at Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram, Bengaluru (2012). He ordained as a priest in 2013.

3.  A Brief Note

He is interested in the areas of Consciousness, Cosmology and Science–Religion Interface. He knows Malayalam, Hindi, and English. He is a dedicated teacher and is acclaimed for being responsible to his entrusted duties.

His Published Research Papers are the following:

1.                   “A Thermodynamic Approach to the Kinetics of Environmental Pollution,” Journal of Dharma 39, 3 (July-September 2014), 285.

2.                  “Photoconductivity and Carrier Lifetime in In/Bi Doped Ge-Se Glasses,” J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 11 (1999), 5283.

3.                  “Characteristics of Photoconductivity in As-Sb-Se Glasses,” Pramana J. Phys 53, 5 (1999), 891.

4.                  “Characteristics of Photo Conductivity in Amorphous Ge-Sb-Se Thin Films,” Phys. Stat. Sol (a) 168 (1998), 239.

5.                  “Characteristics of Electrical Switching in Bulk Indium Telluride Semiconducting Glasses,” Ind. J. Pure Appl. Phys 36 (1998), 463.

6.                  “Instrumentation to Probe Photo-Induced Effects in Bulk Samples,”
J.Instrum.Soc. India 27 (1997), 60.