M. R. Srinivasan
| Malur Ramasamy Srinivasan | |
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| Born |
January 5, 1930 Bangalore, British India Present-day India |
| Citizenship | India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Fields | Mechanical engineering |
| Institutions |
Atomic Energy Commission of India Department of Atomic Energy International Atomic Energy Agency Planning Commission |
| Alma mater |
University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering McGill University |
| Known for |
Nuclear program of India Gas turbine |
| Notable awards | Padma Vibhushan (2015) Padma Shri (1984) |
Malur Ramasamy Srinivasan (born 5 January 1930), is an Indian nuclear scientist and mechanical engineer. He played a key role in the development of India's nuclear power programme and the development of the PHWR. He received the Padma Vibhushan Award.
The third of 8 siblings, Srinivasan was born in 1930 in Bangalore. He completed his schooling at the Intermediate College, Mysore in Science stream where he chose Sanskrit and English as the language for study. In spite of Physics being his first love, he joined the newly started Engineering college (currently UVCE) by Sir.M.Visvesvaraya where he obtained a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1950. He subsequently completed his Masters in 1952 and was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1954 from McGill University, Montreal, Canada. His field of specialization was gas turbine technology.
Dr. Srinivasan joined the Department of Atomic Energy in September 1955. He worked with Dr. Homi Bhabha on construction of India's first nuclear research reactor, Apsara, which went critical in August 1956. In August, 1959, Dr. Srinivasan was appointed as Principal Project Engineer in the construction of India's first atomic power station. Following this, in 1967,Dr. Srinivasan was appointed as Chief Project Engineer at the Madras Atomic Power Station.
In 1974, Dr. Srinivasan was appointed Director, Power Projects Engineering Division, DAE and then Chairman, Nuclear Power Board, DAE in 1984. In these capacities, he was responsible for planning, execution, and operation, of all nuclear power projects in the country.
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