Unless the character has superb science skills and access to the very best and most experimental technology, then absolutely no chance. Even if the character does have this, then the research should take years of game-time and a lot of Development Points, and still probably end up leading to an undesirable result. In the Tintamar universe, even the specialist organisations that focus on psi don't have enough of an understanding of the phenomena to try this sort of thing.
At a GM level, just say No. The player was warned that latent fields had to be purchased at 1st level, and from a game balance point of view, this is an attempt at power-gaming.
Best wishes,
Nicholas