Honors & Awards

Honors

• Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, FSSAI Research Award 2021 (2022)

• Linnean Society of London, UK, Fellow of Linnean Society of London (2019)

• Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, DST INSPIRE Faculty (2019)

• Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ScienceDirect top 25 most downloaded articles (2017)

• International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) USA, Student Travel Scholarship Award (2016)

• Society of Chemical Industries (SCI) London, UK, A J Banks Travel Award (2015)

• Graduate School, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea, Outstanding Foreign Student Scholarship Award (2014)

• Packaging Graduate Association, Michigan State University, USA, Student of the Month Award (2011)

• Common Wealth Games (CWG) Delhi 2010, Food Safety Officer (2010)

• Directorate of Technical Educational, Government of Maharashtra, India, Merit Scholarship (2010)

Memberships

• Packaging Technologist Association (PTA), India. (01 May 2024 - Present)

President

• Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP), Chicago, USA. (31 Aug 2020 - Present)

Member

• Society of Chemical Industries (SCI), London, UK. (31 Aug 2020 - Present)

Annually Member

• International Association of Food Protection (IAFP), USA (31 Aug 2020 - Present)

Annually Member

• American Society for Testing and Materials International (ASTM), USA (31 Aug 2020 - Present)

Member

• International Society of Food Engineering (ISFE), USA. (31 Aug 2020 - Present)

Life Member

• Association of Food Scientist & Technologist (AFSTI) India. (31 Aug 2020 - Present)

Life Member

• Michigan State University Packaging Alumni Association (MSU-PAA), USA (31 Aug 2020 - Present)

Life Member