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{{Short description|Indian-American scientist and physicist}}
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{{infobox scientist
| name=Katepalli R. Sreenivasan
| image= Prf Krsreenivasan Lecture (33895076442).jpg| fields={{unbulleted list|Physics|Engineering| Applied Mathematics}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1947|9|30}}
| alma_mater={{unbulleted list|[[University of Visvesvaraya College of Engineering]]|[[Indian Institute of Science]]}}
| citizenship={{unbulleted list|American|Indian (formerly)}}
| thesis_title = Mechanism Of Reversion In Highly Accelerated Turbulent Boundary Layers
| thesis_year = 1975
| workplaces={{unbulleted list|[[Yale University]]|[[University of Maryland, College Park]]|[[International Centre for Theoretical Physics]], [[Trieste, Italy]]|[[New York University]]}}
|doctoral_advisor = [[Roddam Narasimha]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.genealogy.math.ndsu.nodak.edu/id.php?id=136929 | title=Katepalli R. Sreenivasan | publisher=Mathematics Genealogy Project | access-date=5 November 2018 }}</ref>
}}
'''Katepalli Raju Sreenivasan''' is an aerospace scientist, fluid dynamicist, and applied physicist whose research includes [[physics]] and [[applied mathematics]]. He studies [[turbulence]], nonlinear and statistical physics, astrophysical [[fluid mechanics]], and [[cryogenics|cryogenic]] [[helium]].<ref name=tias>{{cite web| url=http://tias.tamu.edu/facultyfellows/2012-2013/sreenivasan| title=Dr. Katepalli R. Sreenivasan| publisher=Texas A&M University Institute for Advanced Study| access-date=18 September 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907091215/http://tias.tamu.edu/facultyfellows/2012-2013/sreenivasan| archive-date=7 September 2015| url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url= http://physics.as.nyu.edu/object/KatepalliRSreenivasan.html | title=Katepalli R Sreenivasan| publisher=NYU Department of Physics| access-date=18 September 2015}}</ref> He was the dean of engineering and executive vice provost for science and technology of [[New York University]]. Sreenivasan is also the Eugene Kleiner Professor for Innovation in Mechanical Engineering at [[New York University Tandon School of Engineering]] and a professor of physics and mathematics professor at the [[New York University Graduate School of Arts and Science]] and [[Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences]].<ref name=eng>{{cite web| url=http://engineering.nyu.edu/people/katepalli-r-sreenivasan| title=Katepalli R. Sreenivasan| publisher=NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering| access-date=18 September 2015}}</ref><ref name=dean>{{cite web| url= http://observer.com/2014/05/k-r-sreenivasan/| title=K. R. Sreenivasan| date=14 May 2014| publisher=Observer| access-date=18 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nyu.edu/about/leadership-university-administration/deans-and-directors.html|title=Deans and Directors|accessdate=26 April 2021}}</ref>

==Education==
Sreenivasan earned his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from [[University of Visvesvaraya College of Engineering]] ([[UVCE]]), then affiliated to [[Bangalore University]], in 1968. He attended the [[Indian Institute of Science]], Bangalore, where he was awarded a master's degree in 1970 and a doctorate in aerospace engineering in 1975.<ref name=tias/><ref name=tamu>{{cite web| url= https://engineering.tamu.edu/news/2013/08/07/mechanical-engineering-welcomes-dr-katepalli-r-sreenivasan | title=Mechanical engineering welcomes Dr. Katepalli R. Sreenivasan| date=7 August 2013| author=Mitch Wittneben| publisher=Texas A&M University| access-date=18 September 2015}}</ref> His post-doctoral research was at the [[University of Sydney]], the [[University of Newcastle (Australia)|University of Newcastle]], and [[Johns Hopkins University]].<ref name=unesco>{{cite web| url= http://portal.unesco.org/science/en/ev.php-URL_ID=2913&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html| title=Mr Katepalli R. Sreenivasan appointed to the post of Director of the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy by UNESCO Director-General| date=11 January 2004| publisher=United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization| access-date=18 September 2015}}</ref> Sreenivasan was awarded a Honoris Causa master's degree from Yale University in 1985. In 2006, he was awarded an Honoris Causa doctorate from [[University of Lucknow]]. He received an Honoris Causa doctorate from the [[University of Hyderabad]] in 2007 and the [[Romanian Academy]] in 2008.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://math.nyu.edu/people/profiles/SREENIVASAN_Katepalli.html| title=Katepalli R. Sreenivasan| publisher=New York University| access-date=18 September 2015}}</ref>

==Career==
In 1979, he joined the faculty at [[Yale University]], [[New Haven, Connecticut]] as an assistant professor. In 1985, he became a full professor. Sreenivasan became chairman of Mechanical Engineering in 1987. He became the Harold W. Cheel professor of mechanical engineering in 1988. In 1989, Sreenivasan was named acting chairman of the council of engineering. He became the Andrew W. Mellon Professor in 1991. He also served as a professor of physics, applied physics, and mathematics.<ref name=unesco/><ref name=nyu>{{cite web| url= http://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2013/04/10/katepalli-sreenivasan-appointed-president-of-nyu-poly.html | title=Katepalli Sreenivasan Appointed President of NYU-Poly| date=10 April 2013| author=Kathleen Hamilton| publisher=New York University| access-date=18 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.research.umd.edu/capabilities/faculty/katepalli-sreenivasan| title=Katepalli Sreenivasan| publisher=University of Maryland| access-date=18 September 2015}}</ref> In 1991, Sreenivasan was appointed to the Society of Scholars for Johns Hopkins University.<ref name=unesco/> At the [[American Physical Society]] (APS), he served as the chair of the Division of Fluid Dynamics, and the founding chairman of the Topical Group in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.aps.org/units/fps/newsletters/200810/elections.cfm | title=Forum on Physics & Society| publisher=APS Physics| access-date=18 September 2015}}</ref> In 1995, he was awarded the APS [[Otto Laporte Memorial Award]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.aps.org/publications/apsnews/199511/honors.cfm | title=Physicists To Be Honored at November Meetings| publisher=APS Physics| access-date=18 September 2015}}</ref> In 1997, Sreenivasan became an American citizen.<ref name=unesco/>

In 2002, he joined the [[University of Maryland, College Park]] and became director of the Institute for Physical Sciences and Technology, which is a part of the [[University of Maryland College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences]].<ref name=rediff>{{cite web| url=http://www.rediff.com/news/report/science/20070528.htm | title=Dr K R Sreenivasan elected to National Academy of Sciences| date=28 May 2007| publisher=Rediff News| access-date=18 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal| title=In Brief| journal=Physics Today| date=February 2002| volume=55| issue=2| doi=10.1063/1.2408460| pages=67–68}}</ref> That same year, Sreenivasan was named director of the [[Abdus Salam]] [[International Centre for Theoretical Physics]] (ICTP) in [[Trieste, Italy]]<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.scidev.net/global/networks/news/indianborn-scientist-to-head-top-physics-institut.html | title=Indian-born scientist to head top physics institute| publisher=Sci Dev Net| access-date=18 September 2015}}</ref> where he held the [[Abdus Salam]] Honorary Professorship.<ref name=rediff/> He started the position in March 2003.<ref name=unesco/> While working at ICTP, he continued to hold his appointment at the [[University of Maryland, College Park|University of Maryland]] as Glenn L. Martin Professor of Engineering and professor of physics.<ref name=eng/>

In 2002, he received the Medal in Engineering Sciences from the [[TWAS|Academy of Sciences for the Developing World]]. In 2008, the American Physical Society awarded him the Dwight Nicholson Medal for human outreach.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.aps.org/programs/honors/prizes/prizerecipient.cfm?first_nm=Katepalli&last_nm=Sreenivasan&year=2008 | title=2008 Dwight Nicholson Medal for Outreach Recipients| publisher=APS Physics| access-date=18 September 2015}}</ref> In 2009, he was awarded the [[American Association for the Advancement of Science]] International Scientific Cooperation Award.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.aaas.org/page/2009-award-international-scientific-cooperation-recipient| title=2009 Award for International Scientific Cooperation Recipient| publisher=AAAS| access-date=18 September 2015}}</ref> He received the 2011 Multicultural Leadership Award of the National Diversity Council. He also received the [[UNESCO]] Medal for promoting international scientific cooperation and world peace from the [[World Heritage Centre]] in [[Italy]].<ref name=eng/>

From 2009 until 2011, Sreenivasan served as senior vice provost for [[New York University|New York University's]] Global Network University in science and technology.<ref name=tias/> In 2007, Sreenivasan joined the [[United States National Academy of Sciences|National Academy of Sciences]].<ref name=rediff/> He also served on the Physical Sciences jury for the [[Infosys Prize]] in 2009.<ref>{{cite web |title=Infosys Prize 2009 |url=https://www.infosys-science-foundation.com/downloads/ISF-Booklet-2009.pdf |website=Infosys Science Foundation |access-date=19 April 2021}}</ref> In November 2012, he was appointed acting president of the [[Polytechnic Institute of New York University]].<ref name=nyu/> He became president and dean of the [[Polytechnic Institute of New York University]] and dean of engineering at [[New York University]] (NYU), and oversaw the Institute's merger with NYU to become the [[New York University Polytechnic School of Engineering]].<ref name=eng/><ref name=dean/> He is also the executive vice provost in charge of science and technology at NYU.<ref name=eng/> Sreenivasan is the Eugene Kleiner Professor for Innovation in Mechanical Engineering at [[New York University Polytechnic School of Engineering]], and a professor of physics and mathematics professor at the [[New York University Graduate School of Arts and Science]] and [[Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences]].<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.nyu.edu/about/leadership-university-administration/office-of-the-president/office-of-the-provost/research-engineering-technology/bios/k-r-sreenivasan.html| title=K.R. Sreenivasan| publisher=New York University| access-date=18 September 2015}}</ref>

Sreenivasan has been a visiting professor at the [[California Institute of Technology]], [[Rockefeller University|Rockefeller Institute]], the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, the [[Isaac Newton Institute]] for Mathematical Sciences at the [[University of Cambridge]], and the [[Texas A&M University]] Institute of Advanced Study.<ref name=unesco/><ref>{{cite web| url=http://today.tamu.edu/2013/01/29/inaugural-class-of-top-scholars-for-texas-am-institute-for-advanced-study-now-at-work-on-campus/| title=Inaugural Class of Top Scholars For Texas A&M Institute For Advanced Study Now At Work On Campus| date=29 January 2013| publisher=Texas A&M University| access-date=18 September 2015}}</ref> Sreenivasan is a member of the [[National Academy of Engineering]], and a fellow of the [[American Academy of Arts and Sciences]].<ref name=tamu/> He is a member of the [[Indian Academy of Sciences]], the [[Indian National Science Academy]], the [[TWAS|Academy of Sciences for the Developing World]], the [[African Academy of Sciences]],<ref name=rediff/> and the [[Accademia dei Lincei]] in [[Italy]].<ref name=eng/><ref>{{Cite web|title=Sreenivasan, Katepalli R. {{!}} Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei|url=https://www.lincei.it/it/content/sreenivasan-katepalli-r|access-date=2021-12-06|website=www.lincei.it|language=it}}</ref> He was awarded the [[American Physical Society]]'s [[Leo P. Kadanoff Prize]] for 2022.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dean Emeritus Katepalli Sreenivasan is an honored speaker at the American Physical Society|website=News, NYU Tandon School of Engineering|date=March 22, 2022|url=https://engineering.nyu.edu/news/dean-emeritus-katepalli-sreenivasan-honored-speaker-american-physical-society}}</ref> In 2023 Sreenivasan was awarded a Humboldt Research Award.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US-Turbulenzforscher: Humboldt-Forschungspreisträger kommt an die TU Ilmenau |url=https://www.tu-ilmenau.de/aktuelles/us-turbulenzforscher-humboldt-forschungspreistraeger-kommt-an-die-tu-ilmenau |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=Technische Universität Ilmenau |language=de-DE}}</ref>

==Other activities==
He has served on scientific journal editorial boards including ''[[American Scientist]]'', ''[[Physics of Fluids]]'', ''[[Journal of Fluid Mechanics]]'', ''[[Physical Review E]]'', ''[[Physical Review Letters]]'', ''Journal of Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics'',<ref name=unesco/> and the [[Springer Publishing|Springer]] book series on Applied Mathematics.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://download.springer.com/static/pdf/187/bfm%253A978-1-4419-1564-1%252F1.pdf?originUrl=http%3A%2F%2Flink.springer.com%2Fbook%2Fbfm%3A978-1-4419-1564-1%2F1&token2=exp=1439835314~acl=%2Fstatic%2Fpdf%2F187%2Fbfm%25253A978-1-4419-1564-1%25252F1.pdf%3ForiginUrl%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Flink.springer.com%252Fbook%252Fbfm%253A978-1-4419-1564-1%252F1*~hmac=dad541ac1ab9c018e150e5976184ff4445c6fc6c946b4e35437028d55e651620| title=Applied Mathematical Sciences Volume 158| publisher=Springer| access-date=18 September 2015}}</ref> Sreenivasan is the editor-in-chief of the ''Journal of Nonlinear Science''.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.springer.com/mathematics/analysis/journal/332| title=Journal of Nonlinear Science| publisher=Springer| access-date=18 September 2015}}</ref>

==Selected publications==
* {{cite journal | last1 = Barenghi | first1 = C.F. | last2 = Skrbek | first2 = L. | last3 = Sreenivasan | first3 = K.R. | year = 2014 | title = Introduction to quantum turbulence | journal = Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences | volume = 111 | issue = Supplement 1| pages = 4647–4652 | doi=10.1073/pnas.1400033111| pmid = 24704870 | pmc = 3970860 |arxiv = 1404.1909 |bibcode = 2014PNAS..111S4647B | doi-access = free }}
* {{cite journal | last1 = Hanasoge | first1 = S.M. | last2 = Sreenivasan | first2 = K.R. | year = 2013 | title = The quest to understand supergranulation and large-scale convection in the Sun | journal = Solar Physics | volume = 289 | issue = 9| pages = 3403–3419 | doi=10.1007/s11207-014-0471-4|arxiv = 1401.0110 |bibcode = 2014SoPh..289.3403H | s2cid = 118367973 }}
* {{cite journal | last1 = Sreenivasan | first1 = K.R. | last2 = Antonia | first2 = R.A. | year = 1997 | title = The phenomenology of small-scale turbulence | journal = Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics | volume = 29 | issue = 1| pages = 435–472 | doi=10.1146/annurev.fluid.29.1.435|bibcode = 1997AnRFM..29..435S }}
* {{cite journal | last1 = Sreenivasan | first1 = K.R. | year = 2005 | title = On the universality of the Kolmogorov constant | journal = Physics of Fluids | volume = 7 | issue = 11| pages = 2778–2784 | doi=10.1063/1.868656|bibcode = 1995PhFl....7.2778S }}
* {{cite journal | last1 = Meneveau | first1 = C. | last2 = Sreenivasan | first2 = K.R. | year = 1987 | title = Simple multifractal cascade model for fully developed turbulence | journal = Physical Review Letters | volume = 59 | issue = 13| pages = 1424–1427 | doi=10.1103/physrevlett.59.1424|bibcode = 1987PhRvL..59.1424M | pmid=10035231}}

==See also==
* [[Indians in the New York City metropolitan area]]

==References==
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