Katepalli R. Sreenivasan

Indian physicist (born 1947)
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Summary

Katepalli R. Sreenivasan was born on September 30, 1947[1]. He has worked as a physicist[2], engineer[3], and fluid dynamicist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (217 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: India[6], United States[7]
  • Field of work: applied mechanics[8]
  • Employer: New York University[9], New York University Tandon School of Engineering[10], New York University Abu Dhabi[11]
  • Doctoral advisor: Roddam Narasimha[12]
  • Award received: Guggenheim Fellowship[13], AAAS Award for Science Diplomacy[14], Otto Laporte Award[15], Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers[16], Associate Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences[17], Panetti Ferrari Award[18], Fluid Dynamics Prize[19], Leo P. Kadanoff Prize[20], Dwight Nicholson Medal for Outreach[21], ASME Medal[22], G. I. Taylor Medal[23], Charles Russ Richards Memorial Award[24]
  • Member of: National Academy of Sciences[25], African Academy of Sciences[26], Indian Academy of Sciences[27], American Society of Mechanical Engineers[28], American Academy of Arts and Sciences[29], American Association for the Advancement of Science[30], The World Academy of Sciences[31], National Academy of Engineering[32], Indian National Science Academy[33], Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei[34]
  • Sex or gender: male[35]
  • Doctoral student: Charles Meneveau[36]
  • Commons category: K. R. Sreenivasan[37]
  • Family name: Sreenivasan[38]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[39]

Why It Matters

Katepalli R. Sreenivasan is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

What did Katepalli R. Sreenivasan do for work?

Katepalli R. Sreenivasan worked as a physicist[2], engineer[3], and fluid dynamicist[4].

What awards did Katepalli R. Sreenivasan receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[13], AAAS Award for Science Diplomacy[14], Otto Laporte Award[15], and Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers[16].

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  23. [12] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [36] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  33. [32] ↑ . users.ictp.it. users.ictp.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  35. [34] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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