Editorial Advisory Boards
• Editorial Advisory Board Member, Chemical & Biomedical Imaging, American Chemical Society (2023-Present)
• Editorial Board Member, Analysis & Sensing (2020-) © Wiley-VCH GmbH, Weinheim
• Expert Member, The World Academy of Science (TWAS) Independent Expert Committee (IEC) in Chemistry (2020-2023)
• Editorial Advisory Board Member, Green Chemical Engineering (2020-present) Elsevier
• Editorial Advisory Board Member, Bioconjugate Chemistry, American Chemical Society (2011-2013)
• Editorial Advisory Board Member, Langmuir, American Chemical Society (2008 - 2016)
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International Recognitions
• Global Ranking: Within Top 2% Scientists, 2020-present (Survey by the Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA)
• Member, Scientific Council, Centre Franco-Indien pour la Promotion de la Recherche Avancee (CEFIPRA), (2017-2021)
• Visitor, London Science Museum, London, UK, (2017)
• Invited Professeur in the École Nationale Supérieure d'ingénieur de Chimie à Montpellier: ENSCM, Montpellier, France (2013)
• Visiting Scientist, School of Medicine, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia (2013)
• Elected Member of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), Trieste, Italy (2012)
• Visiting Scientist, Department of Physical Chemistry, Complutense Universitat, Madrid, Spain (2011)
• TWAS Prize in Chemistry, The World Academy of Sciences, UNESCO, Trieste, Italy (2010)
• Invited Professor in the University of Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, CEDEX 9, France (2007, 2008)
• JSPS Invitation Fellow, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, RIKEN, Saitama, Japan (2004-05)
• Invited Professor in the LEDSS, University of Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, CEDEX 9, France (2002)
• National Institute of Health Research Associateship, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA (1989-91)
• Louis Bevier Fellowship for the excellent performance in the graduate program, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08854, USA (1988)
• Garden State fellowship, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08854, USA (1988)
• Marion Johnson Fellowship, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08854, USA for outstanding performance in the research program (1987)
• Morgan Fellowship, for the best performance in the Department of Chemistry, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08854, USA (1986)
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Named Lectureships
• Acharya P C Ray Memorial Endowment Lecture at the 56th Annual Convention of Chemists of the Indian Chemical Society (2020)
• First ACES (The Asian Chemical Editorial Society) Lectureship Award (2019)
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National Recognitions
• Goyal Prize in Chemical Sciences (2021-22), Kurukshetra University, Haryana (2024).
• Prof. V. L. Chopra Foundation Day Lecture (2024), National Institute of Plant Biotechnology, New Delhi, entitled: “Use of Alternative Technology for Sustainable Pest Control in Crops and Sensor Design for Agriculture.”
• Alumni Award for Excellence in Research in Science, Indian Institute of Science (2022).
• Acharya P C Ray Memorial Endowment Award-2018 (highest honor of the society) and Medal of the Indian Chemical Society (2020)
• Conferred Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) honoris causa degree in the 21st Convocation of Vidyasagar University held at the University Auditorium, “Vivekananda Sabhagriha” (2019).
• SASTRA-CNR Rao award for excellence in Materials Chemistry, SASTRA University (2018).
• RPG Life Sciences Padma Vibhushan Professor M. M. Sharma Medal and CHEMCON Distinguished Speaker Award, Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (2018).
• Ranbaxy Research Award-2013 for excellence in Pharmaceutical Sciences (2015)
• Honorary Professor, Chemical Biology, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur, Bangalore, India (2013- present)
• OPPI Scientist Award, Organization of Pharmaceutical Producers India (2009) (awarded by the former President of India, Dr. A P J Kalam)
• Silver Medal, Chemical Research Society of India (2009)
• J.C. Bose National Fellow, Department of Science & Technology, Government of India (2008 - present).
• G.D. Birla Award for Scientific Research (2007-2008)
• Elected Fellow of The Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi, India (2007)
• First CDRI Award for Excellence in Drug Research, CDRI, Lucknow (2004)
• Bhagyatara National Award in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Panjab University (2004)
• Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award for Chemical Sciences, CSIR, Government of India (2003) (Highest award of the Country in Science & Technology given to the scientists up to 45 years)
• National Bioscience Award for Career Development, DBT, Government of India (2003)
• Bronze Medal, Chemical Research Society of India (2001)
• Elected Fellow of The Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore, India (2000)
• Bronze Medal, Materials Research Society of India (1999)
• Swarna Jayanti Fellowship Award for Life Sciences, Department of Science & Technology, Government of India (1998) [Prime Ministerial Young Investigator Award <40 years]
• Honorary Faculty Member, Chemical Biology Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore (1997-2012)
• B.M. Birla Prize in Chemistry (1997)
Early Career Awards
• National Institute of Health Post-doctoral Associateship, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA (1989-91).
• Ph.D. Dissertation Support Award, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08854, USA (1988).
• CSIR Fellow (qualified at the first CSIR National Test), University College of Science, Calcutta, WB, India (1983).
• P.B. Sarkar Memorial Prize, West Bengal (1979).
• National Merit Scholarship, Govt. of India (1978).