Awards

Awards and Recognitions


Fellow of National Academy of Engineering (FNAE) Elected for 2014

• Poonam and Prabhu Goel Chair Professor, 2014-2017

• Kong Ha Award in Air Quality from Clean Air Asia, a UN supported foundation, 2012

• Hiyoshi Environmental Award by Hiyoshi Corporation, Japan, Excellence in Research and Technology Development, 2012

• Recipient of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Fellowship, 1998.

• Member International Executive Scientific Advisory Committee of the Workshop On Agricultural Air Quality: State Of The Science, June 2006, Washington DC.

• Recipient of Ministry of Environment (Ontario), Canada award for excellence in Research and Technology Development, 1994.

• Recipient of International Commonwealth Scholarship, Ottawa, Canada, January 1990 - August 1994.

• Recipient of Faculty of Engineering Award for Excellence in Graduate Studies, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada in three successive years: 1991, 1992 and 1993.

• Member Convener, National Advisory Committee on Strengthening of Environmental Science and Engineering Education and Research at IIT Kanpur.

• Member of Peer and Core Committee of Central Pollution Control Board, Delhi to finalize Environmental Standards, 2004.

• Member, National Task Force on Thermal Power Plant, Central Pollution Control Board, 2002.

• Member, Environmental Committee, Indian Road Congress, New Delhi, 2003-2005.

• Member, Committee for Evaluation of World Bunk Funded Projects of Central Pollution Control Board, 2002.

• Member, Technical Committee of World Bank Project on Ranking of The Industry from Environmental Angle, coordinated by CII (Confederation of Indian Industry), 2002-03.

• President of WIRA (Waterloo Indian Researchers Association), an association of Graduate Students at University of Waterloo, Canada, involved in organizing conferences, community works, orientation to new students, November. 1991 - May 1992.

 

Distinguished Instructor/Tutor Recognition, Academic Senate, IIT Kanpur

 

- CE602 (2014-15/I), Advanced Mathematics for Civil Engineers
- EEM 701 (2013-14/II), Special Topics in Environmental Engineering
- EEM 702 (2013-14/II), Environmental Economics
- ESO 208 (2013-14-I: tutor), Numerical Methods
- EEM 606 (2013-14-I) , Air Pollution and Its Control
- CE602 (2011-12/I), Advanced Mathematics for Civil Engineers
- EEM 701 (2010-11/II), Special Topics in Environmental Engineering
- EEM 606 (2010-11/II), Air Pollution and Its Control Engineering
- EEM 701 (2009-10/II), Special Topics in Environmental Engineering
- CE 463 (2003-04/II) Environmental Impact and Risk Assessment
- TA-101 (2002-03/I: tutor), Engineering Graphics
- TA-101 (2008-09/II: tutor), Engineering Graphics

 

Best Poster Award

 

1. Varun Bhatt, Swarnali Sanyal, Gargi Singh and Mukesh Sharma ‘Regional Scale Chemical Transport Simulation: Development of GIS based Emission Inventory and Application of WRF and CAMx Models, in International Conference on Environmental Health and Technology, March 15-17, 2010.


2. Saumya Kapur and Mukesh Sharma (mentor) “Laboratory indoor air quality for CO2 and inhalable-respirable particles: Assessment and plausible remediation through Epipremnum aureum (money plant)” SURGE 2012, IIT Kanpur. .