| 2001 | Invited to serve as an Advisory Board Member by Chalmers University Catalysis Research Center, Gothenburg, Sweden. |
| 2000 | Organized and hosted at the University of Florida a major international symposium on Surfactants in Solution (SIS-2000) which was attended by over 500 researchers from all over the world. |
| 1999 | Identified among the top one percent of the most frequently cited scientists in the world by the Institute of Scientific Information, U.K. |
| 1998 | Plenary Speaker, International Symposium on Surfactants in Solutions, Stockholm, Sweden |
| 1997 | Invited Speaker, ICI International Symposium, Oxford, UK |
| 1996 | Plenary Speaker, 4th World Surfactants Congress, Barcelona, Spain |
| 1996 | Professional Excellence Program (PEP) Award, University of Florida |
| 1995 | Organized and hosted an International Symposium on “Micelles, Microemulsions and Monolayers: Quarter Century Progress and New Horizons at the University of Florida, which was attended by 300 researchers from 25 countries. |
| 1995 | Invited to present a two-day intensive short course on foam making and foam breaking at the Procter & Gamble Research Centers in Cincinnati (USA), Caracas (Venezuela), Newcastle (UK), Brussels (Belgium), Rome (Italy), Kobe (Japan), and Manila (Philippines) |
| 1993 | Pride of India Award, (Swami Narayan Sanstha of USA) |
| 1993 | Florida Distinguished Scientist of the Year Award (Medallist Award), Florida Academy of Sciences, Inc. |
| 1992 | Received Vishwa Gurjari International Award for Outstanding Achievement, India |
| 1992 | Florida Blue Key Distinguished Faculty Award, University of Florida |
| 1988 | United Nations (UNIDO) Consultant to India for Pesticide Research Program |
| 1988 | Florida Scientist of the Year Award |
| 1985 | President’s Medallion for Excellence in Teaching and Scholarship, University of Florida. |
| 1985 | Teacher/Scholar of the Year, University of Florida |
| 1984 | Keynote Speaker, Meeting of the International Society for Contact Lenses Research, Cambridge, England |
| 1983 | Invited to teach a short course on “Surfactants and Their Use in Enhanced Oil Recovery at Imperial College, London |
| 1982 | Perry Brothers – Mallinckrodt Award (Best paper presented at the annual scientific meeting), Society of Cosmetic Chemists |
| 1981 | Keynote Speaker, European Symposium on Enhanced Oil Recovery, Bournemouth, England |
| 1980 | Outstanding Achievement Award, Federation of Asian Indians in North America |
| 1979 | Visiting Professorship, Chemical Engineering, Petroleum Engineering and the Institute of Energy Studies, Stanford University. |
| 1978 | Best Paper Award Trophy, International congress of chemical Technology. |
| 1976 | Outstanding Service Award, University of Florida. |
| 1975 | President’s Scholar Award, University of Florida. |
| 1972 | Excellence in Teaching Award, University of Florida |
