a ▁doctor ate ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Hy der abad ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁Roman ian ▁Academy ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁Career ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁at ▁Y ale ▁University , ▁New ▁H aven , ▁Connecticut ▁as ▁assistant ▁professor . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁full ▁professor . ▁S reen ivas an ▁became ▁chairman ▁of ▁Mechan ical ▁Engineering ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁the ▁Harold ▁W . ▁Che el ▁professor ▁of ▁mechanical ▁engineering ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁S reen ivas an ▁was ▁named ▁acting ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁council ▁of ▁engineering . ▁He ▁became ▁the ▁Andrew ▁W . ▁M ell on ▁Professor ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁professor ▁of ▁physics , ▁applied ▁physics ▁and ▁mathematics . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁S reen ivas an ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁Sch ol ars ▁for ▁Joh ns ▁Hop kins ▁University . ▁At ▁the ▁American ▁Phys ical ▁Society ▁( AP S ), ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁Division ▁of ▁Fl uid ▁Dynam ics , ▁and ▁the ▁found ing ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Top ical ▁Group ▁in ▁Statist ical ▁and ▁Non linear ▁Physics . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁A PS ▁Otto ▁Lap orte ▁Memorial ▁Award . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9