. ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁de an ▁of ▁engineering ▁and ▁executive ▁vice ▁prov ost ▁for ▁science ▁and ▁technology ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁University . ▁S reen ivas an ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁Eug ene ▁Kle iner ▁Professor ▁for ▁In nov ation ▁in ▁Mechan ical ▁Engineering ▁at ▁New ▁York ▁University ▁T andon ▁School ▁of ▁Engineering , ▁and ▁a ▁professor ▁of ▁physics ▁and ▁mathematics ▁professor ▁at ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁University ▁Gr adu ate ▁School ▁of ▁Arts ▁and ▁Science ▁and ▁Cour ant ▁Institute ▁of ▁Mathemat ical ▁Sciences . ▁ ▁Education ▁S reen ivas an ▁earned ▁his ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁mechanical ▁engineering ▁from ▁University ▁Vis ves var aya ▁College ▁of ▁Engineering ▁( U V CE ), ▁Bang al ore ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁He ▁attended ▁the ▁Indian ▁Institute ▁of ▁Science , ▁Bang al ore , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁and ▁doctor ate ▁in ▁a eros pace ▁engineering ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁His ▁post - do ctor al ▁research ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Sydney , ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁New castle , ▁and ▁Joh ns ▁Hop kins ▁University . ▁S reen ivas an ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁ ▁Honor is ▁C aus a ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁from ▁Y ale ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁Honor is ▁C aus a ▁doctor ate ▁from ▁University ▁of ▁L uck now . ▁He ▁received ▁a ▁Honor is ▁C aus