2024 – 15 Years Long Service Award, Nanyang Technological University (NTU)
Awarded by Professor Teck-Hua Ho (President, NTU) in recognition of dedicated service.
2019 – 10 Years Long Service Award, NTU
Awarded by Professor Subra Suresh (President, NTU) for sustained institutional contribution.
2019 – Honorable Mention, Canadian Sociological Association (CSA)
Recognized for service contributions at the CSA Annual Meeting, University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, Canada.
2017 – UN Day Award, United Nations Association of Singapore (UNAS)
Presented during the UN Day Commemoration (24 October 2017), Mandarin Orchard Hotel, Singapore.
2016 – Invited to launch the Sustainable Communities Speaker Series
Research Centre for Sustainable Communities (RCSC), Lakehead University, Canada.
2016 – Institutional recognition by School Chair and College Dean (NTU HSS)
Acknowledged for successful leadership as Coordinator of the Environment and Sustainability Research Cluster.
2015 – Special recognition, Sociology of Development Section, CSA
Acknowledged for key role in establishing and advancing the section, and for receiving the Early Investigator Award (2015).
2015 – Special recognition by Head of Division (NTU Sociology)
For outstanding service as Coordinator of the Research Seminar Series and International Collaboration.
2014–2016 – Institutional recognition (NTU website & Horizon Magazine)
For successfully organizing five international conferences on sustainability, pedagogy, and plural coexistence.
2014–2016 – Founder of a Global Sustainability Network (92 members)
Established a collaborative platform fostering international research and community engagement.
2011–2012 – Leadership in Graduate Programme Growth (NTU Sociology)
Achieved highest-ever student recruitment, establishing a critical mass in the graduate programme.
2024–Present – Editorial Board Member (Appointed), Al-Abqari, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia
2022–2024 – Conference Committee Member, Development Sociology Research Cluster, Canadian Sociological Association (CSA)
Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Canada
2022–2023 – Guest Editor, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Special Issue: Climate Change and Natural Disasters
2021–2022 – Adjudicator, Early Investigator Award, Canadian Sociological Association (CSA)
2019–2021 – Chair (Elected), Sociology of Development Cluster, CSA
2018–2020 – Conference Organizer, Canadian Development Sociology Research Cluster, CSA
Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Canada
2018–Present – Editorial Board Member, Society and Natural Resources; Sociology of Development
2018–2019 – Guest Editor, Societies
Special Issue: The Role of Environmentalism in Social Development
2017–Present – Member, Graduate Student Paper Prize Committee
Canadian Development Sociology Research Cluster, CSA
2017–Present – Advisory Committee Member, Islami Ain O Bicar (Islamic Law and Justice Journal)
Bangladesh Islamic Law Research and Legal Aid Centre
2016–2017 – Guest Co-Editor, Aquaculture
Special Issue: Emerging Trends in Aquaculture Value Chains
2015–2020 – Guest Editor, Sustainability
Special Issues:
Sustainability through the Lens of Environmental Sociology
Climate Change and Global Food Security
2009–Present – Reviewer (Extensive Service)
Reviewed manuscripts for 50+ journals (often multiple times)
Evaluated book proposals for major academic publishers
Assessed research grant proposals (ranging from hundreds of thousands to ~USD 2 million)
2022–Present – Coordinator, Post-Graduate Programme in Sociology
2016–Present – Research Integrity Officer, School of Social Sciences
2019–2022 – Member, Sociology Management Committee
2011–2021 – Coordinator, Environment and Sustainability Research Cluster
2014–2019 – Coordinator, Research Seminar Series and International Collaboration (Sociology)
2016–2017 – Search Committee Chair, Sociology of Health / Health and Society
2016–2017 – Search Committee Member
Geography (2 positions)
Gerontology (1 position)
2016–2017 – Expert Mentor, Humanities and Social Sciences Research Programme (HSSRP), MOE
2016–Present – Member, Research Review Committee, SSS
2011–2012 – Coordinator, Graduate Studies, Division of Sociology
2009–2010 – Member, Graduate Studies Committee, Division of Sociology
2009–2010 – Member, Sub-Committee on Environmental & Urban Studies
2010–2024 – Supervisor, HPAP Internship Programme
Supervised 30+ undergraduate interns
2026–2028 – Deputy Director, Max Planck–NTU Centre for Biocultural Worlding (CoHASS)
2023–2025 – Elected Member of Senate, Committee on Research & Innovation
2021–Present – Faculty Mentor, NTU Mentoring for Excellence Programme
Appointed by the Deputy President and Provost
2020–2022 – Search Committee Member, Lecturer of Sustainability (4 positions)
Interdisciplinary Core Curriculum (ICC), NTU
2020–2021 – Member, Investigative Committee
(Plagiarism case review)
2015 – Organizer, International Conference on Post-Secondary Education for Sustainability in Asia
Nanyang Executive Centre, Singapore (5–6 February)
2014 – Organizer, International Conference on Sustainability in Education
Pedagogical Themes and Practices in Asian Countries
Nanyang Executive Centre, Singapore (27–28 February)
2013 – Organizer, International Conference on Plural Coexistence and Sustainability
Jointly with Kyoto University, NTU, and Sun Yat-sen University (Guangzhou, China)
(11–12 March)
2013 – Organizer, International Conference on Bridging Research and Pedagogy in Sustainability
Theory and Practice
Nanyang Executive Centre, Singapore (19–20 April)
Member of WWF, Singapore. A regular donor and active participant on “Say No to Shark Fin” campaign (http://www.wwf.sg/get_involved/say_no_shark_fin/ ). As of March 2018, already 89 major restaurants and its 3,800 chain restaurants pledged not to serve shark fin. Other campaigns I participated include “Don’t let plastic choke the planet”, “Earth Hour” etc
United Nations Association of Singapore. Actively participated in its various programs on social justice, conflict resolutions, and awareness campaign. As recognition of my service, I received the UN Day Award 2017 during the Commemoration of the UN Day, 24 October 2017, at Mandarin Orchard Hotel, Singapore.