Awards & Honours
National/International Honours, Awards and Prizes
- Recognition Award 2014 (National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, India)
- Wintec Fellowship 2012 (Waikato Institute of Technology, New Zealand)
- DAAD Visiting Professorship 2007 (DAAD, Germany)
- DAAD Research Fellowship 2001 (DAAD, Germany)
- Post-Doctoral Fellowship 1999 (University of Connecticut, USA)
- AICTE Career Award for Young Teachers 1998
- Vasantrao Naik Memorial Gold Medal 1996 (Dr. P.D. Agril. Uni., Akola)
- ICAR Young Scientist Award 1995-96 (ICAR)
- BOYSCAST Fellowship 1995 (DST, Government of India)
- Jawaharlal Nehru Award for Best Postgraduate Research 1994 (ICAR)
Fellowship/Membership of national/International Academies/Professional Bodies
- Fellow, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, FNAAS
- Life Member, Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers, LISAE
- Member, Irrigation Management Network, UK
- Member, Institution of Engineers ,India
Membership of Prestigious Committees; Leadership Positions held
- Member, Research Advisory Committee, Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Bhopal (2015-2017)
- Member, Joint Panel of ICAR & CWC to deal with the problem relating to optimizing return from investment on irrigation (21/05/2013 – Continuing)
- Member, Board of Governors, IIT Kharagpur (01/01/2014 – 31/12/2015)
- Dean (Undergraduate Studies), IIT Kharagpur (since 16/08/2013– 15/08/2016)
- Member, Technical Advisory Committee, National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee (2010 to 13)
- Member, Research Advisory Committee, Directorate of Water Management, Bhubaneswar (2009 to 2012)
- Member, Management Committee, Water Technology Centre for Eastern Region, Bhubaneswar (Directorate of Water Management) (2009 to 2012)
- Member, Board of Studies, Department of Agricultural Engineering, North Eastern Regional Institute of Science & Technology, Nirjuli (2011 to 2013)
- Head, Agricultural & Food Engineering Department, IIT Kharagpur (2008 to 2011)
- Mathematical Modelling Expert position in the World-Bank funded "UP Water Sector Restructuring Project" (2004 to 2005)