Awards, Fellowships and Honors
49. INSA Senior Scientist, August 2024 – July 2027.
48. Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2023.
47. Senior Fellow, Zukunftskolleg, University of Konstanz, Germany, 2023 - 2025.
46. Affiliated Scientist, Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, University of Konstanz, Germany, 2025-2028.
45. Distinguished Animal Behaviorist Award for Outstanding Lifetime Achievement in Animal Behavior by the Animal Behavior Society, USA (2021).
44. Honorary Fellowship of Karnataka Science and Technology Academy, 2020, Department of Science & Technology, Government of Karnataka.
43. Distinguished Alumnus Award of the Indian Institute of Science for the year 2019.
42. Foreign Honorary Member, American Academy of Arts & Sciences, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, 2017.
41. Year of Science Chair Professorship, Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi, 2017-2024.
40. Visiting Research Scholar, University of Exeter, UK, 19 June – 3 July 2016.
39. Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany – July 2015
38. A. V. Rama Rao Technology Award 2014, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, India, June 2015.
37. Prof. N. Appaji Rao Best Mentor Award for the year 2014, IISc. Alumni Association (IIScAA), September 2014.
36. Sir M. Visvesvaraya Senior Scientist State Award for the year 2011, Government of Karnataka, February 2013.
35. Member, German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, May 2012.
34. Millennium Plaques of Honour, Indian Science Congress Association, Kolkata, January 2010.
33. INSA S.N. Bose Research Professorship, January 2010 – December 2014.
32. H.K. Firodia Award 2008 for Excellence in Science & Technology, July,2008.
31. Elected Foundation Fellow, Entomology Academy of India, Chennai, 2007.
30. Award of Jawaharlal Nehru Birth Centenary Visiting Fellowship – 2007 of the Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi, October 2006.
29. JC Bose National Fellowship, Department of Science & Technology, Government of India, June 2006- May 2016.
28. Elected International Member, National Academy of Sciences, USA, April 2006.
27. Member, Indian Delegation to participate in the meetings of the Inter-academy Panel held in Shanghai and the International Council for Science held in Suzhou, China, October 2005.
26. Prof. U.S.Srivastava Memorial Lecture Award of the National Academy of Sciences, India, August 2005.
25. Prof. Rustum Choksi Award for Excellence in Research for Science for the Year 2004.
24. 2002 VASVIK Award - for contribution by way of research to Environmental Sciences & Technology, August 2004.
23. Swami Pranavananda Saraswathi Award in Environmental Science and Ecology for the year 2002, September 2004.
22. Distinguished Visiting Scholar, University of Pretoria, South Africa, July 2003.
21. Non-Resident Permanent Fellow, Wissenschaftskolleg (Institute for Advanced Study) zu Berlin, July 2002- September 2022.
20. Guest of the Rektor Wissenschaftskolleg (Institute for Advanced Study) zu Berlin, Germany, October 2001- July 2002.
19. Elected Fellow, Third World Academy of Sciences, 2001.
18. Schering-Fellow, Wissenschaftskolleg (Institute for Advanced Study) zu Berlin, Germany, 2000-2001.
17. Third World Academy of Sciences Award in Biology, November 1999
16. Elected Fellow, Indian Academy of Entomology, 1998
15. Elected Fellow, The National Academy of Sciences, India, 1995.
14. B.P. Pal National Environment Fellowship on Biodiversity, Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India, July 1995- July 1997.
13. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award in Biological Sciences, September 1993.
12. Elected Fellow, Indian National Science Academy, 1993
11. Homi Bhabha Fellowship, November 1992 - October 1994
10. B.M. Birla Science Prize in Biology, 1991
9. Professor T.N. Ananthakrishnan Award, 1990-1991, October 1992.
8. Saraswathi Narayanan award for Biological Sciences, 1990-91
7. Elected Fellow, Indian Academy of Sciences, 1990
6. Certificate of appreciation as a young scientist, Lion's Club International at the Regional meet, Bangalore, India, December, 1987
5. Young Scientist Medal, Indian National Science Academy in Animal Sciences, 1985
4. Young Scientist Award in Biological Sciences, Karnataka Association for the Advancement of Science, 1984
3. Young Associate, Indian Academy of Sciences, 1984
2. Dr. A. Krishna Murthy Award for the best paper, Society of Biological Chemists, India, 1982
1. National Science Talent Scholarship-April,1969.