Awards & Honors

• Binani Gold Medal, Indian Institute of Metals (1997).

• NSC visiting Professor/Scientist, National Taiwan University, 2003-04.

• Erasmus-Mundus Heritage Fellowship, 2013, 2014.

• CSIR SRF 1989-1993.

• IISc Research Scholarship, 1986-1989.

• Arvind Mehta Prize, College of Engineering, 1982.

• State 9th rank in Secondary School Leaving Examination, 1979.

• National Merit Scholarship, 1979-85.

• ICCES Distinguished Fellow, 2015.

• Marquis Who is Who in Science and Engineering, 2007-08 on wards.

• Vice-Chairman, ASME Technical Committee on Materials Processing, Materials Division, 2018.

• Chairman, ASME Technical Committee on Materials Processing, Materials Division, 2019.

• Senior Vice-President, Indian Structural Integrity Society (InSIS), India (Nov 2022-date)

• Chairman, Society for Failure Analysis (Chennai Chapter), (2017-date).

• ICF Council 2017 representative from InSIS, India.

• Voting rights Member, ASTM Technical Committees - D-30, E-08 and E-28.

• Director, International Congress on Fracture (ICF), Executive Council - 2023-2027

• Vice-President, International Congress on Mechanical Behavior of Materials (ICM), Executive Council - 2023-27.