1984 University Gold Medal
Banaras Hindu University
1984 Ghandhy Gold Medal
Department of Metallurgical Engineering
Banaras Hindu University
1984 Vishwa Bharathi Award
The Indian Institute of Metals, Calcutta
1989 Honorary Member
Alpha Sigma Mu
Metallurgical Honor Society
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA
1993 Indian National Science Academy (INSA)
Young Scientist Award
1993-1995 Indian Institute of Metals Council Member
1995 BOYSCAST Fellowship
Department of Science and Technology, India
1996 Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Research Fellowship
Germany
1999 Materials Research Society of India (MRSI) Medal
1999 Metallurgist of the Year
Indian Institute of Metals, Calcutta and
Ministry of Steels and Mines, Government of India.
2002 Fellow, Institution of Engineers, Calcutta
2003 Editorial Board Member
International Journal of Corrosion Science, Engineering
and Technology
The Institute of Materials, London.
2004 Editorial Board Member
Indian Journal of History of Science
Indian National Science Academy (INSA)
New Delhi, India
2004 Editorial Advisory Board Member
Materials Science Research India Journal
Bhopal, India.
2004 Co-Chairman
International Conference on Corrosion (CORCON2004)
New Delhi, December 2-4, 2004.
2005 Editorial Advisory Board Member
Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals
Indian Institute of Metals
Kolkata, India
2006 Editorial Board Member
Journal of South Asian Archaeology
Pune, India.
2006 Editorial Board Member
Collection Indologie
(formerly Publications de l'Institute Francais d'Indologie)
French Institute of Pondicherry and
the Ecole Francaise d'Extreme-Orient.
2008 Editorial Board Member
The Open Corrosion Journal
Bentham Scientific
2008 Shershtha Prize in History,
Marathi Sahitya Parishad
2008 Editorial Board Member
International Journal of Corrosion
Hindawi Publications
2009 Member
National Commission for History of Science
Research Council for History of Science
Indian Journal of History of Science
Indian National Science Academy (INSA)
New Delhi, India