Background
Iyer, Ramaswamy Harihara was born on August 27, 1936 in Thuravoor, Kerala, India. Son of Vanchiswaran Ramaswamy and Bhageerathi Iyer.
Iyer, Ramaswamy Harihara was born on August 27, 1936 in Thuravoor, Kerala, India. Son of Vanchiswaran Ramaswamy and Bhageerathi Iyer.
Bachelor of Science, Maharaja's College, Ernakulam, India, 1956; Master of Science, Maharaja's College, Ernakulam, India, 1958; Doctor of Philosophy, Purdue University, 1966.
Science officer, Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Mumbai, India, 1959-1991;
head radiochemistry division, Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Mumbai, 1991-1996;
emeritus scientist Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Mumbai, since 1996;
postdoctoral fellow, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1966-1968. Visiting scientist San Diego State University, 1974-1975. Expert in nuclear chemistry Atomic Energy Commission, Damascus, Syria, 1991.
International Atomic Energy Agency expert in nuclear chemistry Rangoon U., Myanmar, 1992, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Amman, Jordan, 1994.
Member Nuclear Track Society India (president 1995-1998, patron since 1998).
Married Jayalakshmi Harihara Mahadevan, November 2, 1966. Children: Jyothi, Hema, Mahalakshmi.