M. R. Srinivasan

Malur Ramasamy Srinivasan
Srinivasan speaking in 2011
Born(1930-01-05)5 January 1930
Died20 May 2025(2025-05-20) (aged 95)
Udagamandalam, Tamil Nadu, India
NationalityIndian
CitizenshipIndia
Alma materUniversity Visvesvaraya College of Engineering
McGill University
Known forNuclear program of India
Gas turbine
ChildrenSharada Srinivasan (daughter)
Raghuvir Srinivasan (son)
AwardsPadma Vibhushan (2015)
Padma Shri (1984)
Scientific career
FieldsMechanical engineering
InstitutionsAtomic 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.