FELLOWSHIPS
1. Fellow, Indian National Academy of Engineering (FNAE), 2016+
2. Fellow, Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (FIIChE) , 2017+
PROFESSIONAL HONOURS, AWARDS, PRIZES:
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS:
1. Gold Medal of Nagpur University for B.Tech. Degree course (in 1979)
2. Selected for the J.N. Tata Endowment Scholarship for Higher Education (in 1981)
3. World Petroleum Congress- Panel speaker session on “Energy Efficiency” and Chair for Session on Coal Technology at Doha, Qatar 2011
4. Petrofed Award for development of OXYENRICH technology for Sulphur Recover from acid gases (2011-12)
5. Petrofed Award for EIL / IOCL team for development of Diesel Hydrotreating (DHDT) technology (2011-12)
CORPORATE AWARDS – contributed as team member
1. Scope Meritorious Award for R&D, Technology development and Innovation (2011-12)
2. ICC/ DPE PSE Excellence Award for R&D, Technology development and Innovation (2011, 2012, 2013)
3. Petrotech-2012 Special Technical Award in Greening of Oil & Gas Business for the Indigenous DHDT
4. FICCI Chemical & Petrochemical Awards for (i) Process Innovator of the Year (ii) Best Contribution to Academia
5. SKOCH Order of Merit Award for Innovative technology on OXYENRICH Process
6. Golden Peacock Award for Sustainability for 2013 by Institute of Directors
7. IPE Best Innovation Award
Membership of National / International Academies / Professional Bodies (concluded, continuing)
- Member, Expert Committee on Surface Coal Gasification, NITI Aayog, Govt of India (2016 – 18)
- Member Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC), Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas (MoPNG), Govt. of India (2014-18)
- Member, Steering Committee for Make in India, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas (MoPNG), (2014-18)
- Member, Academic Council, University of Petroleum & Energy Studies, Dehradun (Uttarakhand) (2012+)
- Member, Lovraj Kumar Memorial Trust (LKMT), set up under IIChE for Industry – Academia interaction (2013 +)
- Member, India International Centre, Max Mueller Marg, Off Lodhi Road, New Delhi (2014 +)
- Member, Project Appraisal Committee, IMPRINT-2, Science & Engineering Research Board (2018+)
EXPERTISE
- Process Plant Technology
- Design
- Engineering
- Execution for Petroleum Refinery
- Petrochemical
- Oil & Gas installations
PATENTS