Prof. Y.T. Thathachari Prestigious Research Award for Science 2012: awarded March 20, 2013
OSA Senior Member, Optical Society of America, Oct. 2012
Swarnajayanti Fellowship, Department of Science & Tech. Govt. of India, 2004-2010
Wellcome Trust International Senior Research Fellow Award, Wellcome Trust, UK, 2004-2010
INSA Nominated IUPAC Affiliate Membership Award, 1999 & 2000
National Research Council Postdoctoral Associate Award at US Air Force Research Laboratory, 1996
Hoechst Advanced Technology Division Industrial Affiliates Fellowship (1990-1992) for outstanding academic record at Princeton University
Sugata Roy Award (1988) for travel from India to U.S. for pursuing graduate studies
Debapravakar Memorial Science Quiz Award (1987) at Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India
HONOURS AND RECOGNITIONS
Chairman, Quantum Computing and Communication Technical Group, OSA, (2014-2017)
OSA Awards Committee Member, The Optical Society, (2014-2017)
Member, Grand Jury, mBillionth Award South Asia 2013
MES Council Member, OSA, The Optical Society 2012-2013
Executive Council Member, Optical Society of India, 2012-2013
Fellow, Optical Society of India, 2011
Co-Chair, OSA India Workshop, IIT Delhi, Dec. 2, 2011
Chairman, Indo-US Discussion Meeting with Lockhead-Martin Team & Indian Researchers on Quantum Computing, Fulbright House, New Delhi, 2011.
Editor in Chief, Journal of Spectroscopy and Dynamics, Cognizure, 2010-2015
Editorial Board Member, Review of Scientific Instruments, American Institute of Physics, 2011-2013
Associate Editor, Global Journal of Analytical Chemistry, Simplex Academic Publishers, 2010-2013
International Council Member, Optical Society of America (OSA), 2010-2013
Expert Committee Member, Intensification of Research in High Priority Areas (IRHPA), Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India (2009-2014)
Teacher at TopperlearningTM TV Channel India's first curriculum based TV channel (since 2008)
Technology Angel, Technopreneur Promotion Programme, Department of Scientific & Industrial Research, Govt. of India (2006-2012)
