▁D iversity ▁Council . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁awarded ▁the ▁UN ES CO ▁Medal ▁for ▁prom oting ▁international ▁scientific ▁co operation ▁and ▁world ▁peace ▁from ▁the ▁World ▁Heritage ▁Centre ▁in ▁Italy . ▁ ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁S reen ivas an ▁served ▁as ▁senior ▁vice ▁prov ost ▁for ▁New ▁York ▁University ’ s ▁Global ▁Network ▁University ▁in ▁science ▁and ▁technology . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁S reen ivas an ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences . ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁acting ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Poly techn ic ▁Institute ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁University . ▁He ▁became ▁president ▁and ▁de an ▁of ▁the ▁Poly techn ic ▁Institute ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁University ▁and ▁de an ▁of ▁engineering ▁at ▁New ▁York ▁University ▁( N Y U ), ▁and ▁o vers aw ▁the ▁Institute ' s ▁mer ger ▁with ▁NY U ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁University ▁Poly techn ic ▁School ▁of ▁Engineering . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁executive ▁vice ▁prov ost ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁science ▁and ▁technology ▁at ▁NY U . ▁S reen ivas an ▁is ▁the ▁Eug ene ▁Kle iner ▁Professor ▁for ▁In nov ation ▁in ▁Mechan ical ▁Engineering ▁at ▁New ▁York ▁University ▁Poly techn ic ▁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 . ▁ ▁S