Biography:M. R. Srinivasan
Malur Ramasamy Srinivasan | |
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| Born | 5 January 1930 Bangalore, Mysore State, India (now Karnataka, India) |
| Died | 20 May 2025 (aged 95) Udagamandalam, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Citizenship | India |
| Alma mater | University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering McGill University |
| Known for | Nuclear program of India Gas turbine |
| Children | Sharada Srinivasan (daughter) Raghuvir Srinivasan (son) |
| Awards | Padma Vibhushan (2015) Padma Shri (1984) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mechanical engineering |
| Institutions | Atomic Energy Commission of India Department of Atomic Energy International Atomic Energy Agency Planning Commission |
Malur Ramasamy Srinivasan (5 January 1930 – 20 May 2025) was 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 Pressurized heavy-water reactor (PHWR). He received the Padma Vibhushan award in 2015.[1]
Early life and education
The third of eight siblings, Srinivasan was born in Bangalore, on 5 January 1930.[2] He completed his schooling at the Intermediate College, Mysore in the science stream where he chose Sanskrit and English as his language for study. Despite physics being his first love, he joined the newly started engineering college (currently UVCE) by M. Visvesvaraya, where he obtained a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering[2] in 1950. He subsequently completed his master's 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.[3]
Career
In 1974, 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. In 1987, he was appointed chairman, Atomic Energy Commission and Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy,[4] with responsibility for all aspects of the Indian Nuclear Program. The Nuclear Power Corporation of India was created in September 1987, with Srinivasan as the Founder-Chairman. He was responsible for a total of 18 nuclear power units, of which seven are in operation, another seven under construction, and four still in the planning stages.
Other responsibilities
Srinivasan was a senior adviser at the International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna from 1990 to 1992. He was a Member of the Planning Commission, Government of India from 1996 to 1998, looking after the portfolios of Energy, and Science & Technology. He was a Member of India's National Security Advisory Board from 2002 to 2004 and again from 2006 to 2008. He was also Chairman, Task Force on Higher Education, Karnataka from 2002 to 2004. Srinivasan was Founder Member of World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO); Fellow, Indian National Academy of Engineering and Institution of Engineers (India) and Emeritus Fellow of the Indian Nuclear Society.[5]
Death
Srinivasan died on 20 May 2025, at the age of 95.[6]
Awards and honours
- Kannada Rajyotsava award, 2017[7]
- Asian Scientist 100, Asian Scientist, 2016[8]
- Padma Vibhushan in 2015[9]
- Padma Bhushan in 1990.[9]
- Padma Shri in 1984[9]
- Diamond Jubilee Award of the Central Board of Irrigation and Power
- Best Designer Award of the Institution of Engineers (India)
- Sanjay Gandhi Award for Science & Technology
- Om Prakash Bhasin Award for Science & Technology
- Homi Bhabha Gold Medal from the Indian Science Congress
- Distinguished Alumnus Award by Vishveshwaraya College of Engineering, Bangalore
- Homi Bhabha Life Time Award of Indian Nuclear Society
References
- ↑ "Advani, Amitabh Bachchan, Dilip Kumar get Padma Vibhushan". Bharti Jain. The Times of India. 25 January 2015. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Advani-Amitabh-Bachchan-Dilip-Kumar-get-Padma-Vibhushan/articleshow/46014726.cms.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Profile , asset.org.in; accessed 2 June 2015.
- ↑ "Life Time Contribution Award In Engineering Fact sheet". Association of Separation Scientists and Technologists. http://www.asset.org.in/Archtechts%20of%20Indian%20Nuclear%20Programme.pdf.
- ↑ Former Secretaries Of Department Of Atomic Energy
- ↑ "Nuclear Experts, Nuclear Power Experts in India, Ask the Experts". http://www.nuclearfriendsfoundation.com/nuclear-experts.aspx.
- ↑ "M.R. Srinivasan, a key architect of India's nuclear programme, no more". The Hindu. https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/former-atomic-energy-commission-chairman-mr-srinivasan-passes-away/article69596104.ece.
- ↑ "PM Modi didn't respond to my pleas on language policy: CM Siddaramaiah - Bengaluru News". 2 November 2017. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/pm-modi-didnt-respond-to-my-pleas-on-language-policy-cm/articleshow/61428883.cms.
- ↑ "The Asian Scientist 100". Asian Scientist. https://www.asianscientist.com/as100/.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "Padma Awards". Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf.
External links
- Architects of Indian Nuclear Programme
- Srinivas Laxman: Dr. M.R.Srinivasan, Former Indian Atomic Chief, Discusses India's Nuclear Future, 29 August 2011, AsianScientist, (archive.org)
- Understand liability
- "M R Srinivasan: Why Kudankulam nuke plant is viable". 9 October 2011. https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/m-r-srinivasan-why-kudankulam-nuke-plant-is-viable-111100900019_1.html.
- Nuclear experts
- "Gaurav's Blog". 16 March 2011. https://www.gauravblog.com/appalled-at-the-gaul-to-bluff-on-jaitapur-and-that-too-on-tv-the-audacity-and-arrogance-of-m-r-srinivasanformer-chairman-of-indias-atomic-energy-commission/.
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