Awards, fellowships, other recognitions:

1. Excellence in Teaching Award 2022, from IIT Kanpur.
2. Fellow of Indian National Science Academy (INSA).
3. Visiting Professor/Researcher @ Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo. JAPAN. 5 months 2021-2022.
4. Member of Scientific Program Committee for Geochronology Facility at IUAC, New Delhi, from 2018-2021.
5. B. B. LAL, PROFESSOR CHAIR of IIT Kanpur. Endowed Chair for 3 years [2017-19] in Archaeology.
6. NATIONAL GEOSCIENCE AWARD – 2016 by Ministry of Mines in recognition of Significant Contribution in Disaster Management.
7. Member of Research Advisory Committee (RAC) for National Centre For Seismology, Moes, for Two Years from 2016-2018.
8. S. Merh Award 2004 for significant contribution in Quaternary Geology of India by Geological Society of India, Bangalore, India.
9. JSPS (Japan Society For the Promotion of Science) Post-Doctoral Fellowship, for a period of 24 months from 1999-2001 to carry out “A comparative study of active faults in India and Japan”, in Japan at Department of Geography, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8522, JAPAN.
10. Young Muslim Scientist Award (YMSA)-2002 in Physical Sciences by Muslim Association for Advancement of Science (MAAS).
11. JSPS (Japan Society For the Promotion of Science) SHORT TERM FELLOWSHIP – VISITING RESEARCHER at Earthquake Research Institute (ERI), University of Tokyo, June-July 2013. To work on Comparison between 2004 Sumatra-Andaman Tsunami of Indian Ocean and 2011 Tohuko Tsunami of Japan.
12. POST DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP – VISITING RESEARCHER at Earthquake Research Institute (ERI), University of Tokyo, for June 2012.
13. POST DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP – VISITING RESEARCHER at Earthquake Research Institute (ERI), University of Tokyo, June-July 2009.
14. BOYSCAST Fellowship 2003-2004 (3 months) to work at Institut De Physique Du Globe De Strausbourg, France.

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