Dr. Mahadeva Srinivasan: Research Pioneer in the LENR Field

Dr. Mahadeva Srinivasan was one of the earliest and most productive researchers in the LENR field. He took an immediate interest in the phenomenon and began research within a day or two after the March 23, 1989 announcement - at a time when he already had more than 30 years of nuclear research experience at India's Bhabba Atomic Research Center (BARC). He conducted many LENR investigations using several methods, with emphasis on neutron emission and tritium generation as signatures of the effect. After he retired from BARC in 1997, he became very active in the field after a 10-year "silent period". Hismain emphasis after 2008 was on promoting LENR research in India. Because of his stature in the nuclear field in India, Dr. Srinivasan was able through his connections and friendships to arrange for LENR research programs and funding at several organizations. He chaired the 16th International Conference on Cold Fusion (ICCF-16) in Chennai in 2011. A project was undertaken with Dr. Srinivasan to document his research record under the umbrella of a wider initiative to capture such records worldwide while they are still available. For the Srinivasan LENR Research Documentation Project, he described six phases of his career before, during and after his LENR research at BARC. Interviews with him were conducted and trancribed, and copies of his papers and other relevant documents were also obtained for the Project. Dr. Srinivasan was highly regarded both inside and outside the LENR community. He made many research, organizational and promotional contributions to a field whose benefits must be realized for the future of humankind. (c) 2022 ISCMNS. All rights reserved.