Honors
Awards
- Fellow of Indian Academy of Sciences.
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
- Young Career Award in Nano Science and Technology (2013),
DST (Nano Mission). - Materials Research Society of India Medal – 2008.
- Swarnajayanti Fellowship (DST); 2003-2004.
- Elected a Member of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society, Columbia University, 1992.
- Pegram Award, Columbia University, 1992.
- J. M. Miller Teaching Assistant Award, Columbia University, 1989.
- R. B. Ghosh Travel Award, Calcutta University, 1988.
- Best Undergraduate Student in Chemistry Award, IIT Kanpur, 1988.
- Student Benefit Fund Award, IIT Kanpur, 1987-88.
- Student Merit Award, IIT Kanpur, 1987.
- National Scholarship Govt. of India, 1981-1988.
Others
- Member, Academic Council of Assam University Sichar (2013-2016).
- Member, Task Force on Nanobiotechnology, DBT: Since 2012.
- Programme Advisory Committee (PAC, Physical Chemistry) member, DST: 2012-2015.
- Editorial Advisory Board Member: Nanoscale (Royal Society of Chemistry), Jan 2012-December 2014.
- Editorial Board Member: Journal of Chemical Sciences (Indian Academy of Sciences), Jan 2008-Jan-2012.
- Programme Advisory Committee (PAC, Physical Chemistry) member, DST: 2007-2012.
- Project review and steering group (PSRG); DIT, Govt. Of India (12 April 2006 – 2012).
- Member, DBT, Expert Panel on Translational Research Potential, 22 February 2012.
- Member, Scientific Advisory Council, 15 February 2010 – present, IASST, Guwahati.
- Member, Advisory Council, Regional Science Centre, Guwahati.
- Member, Facility Maintenance Council, Centre for Instrumentation, Gauhati University.
- Member, Advisory Group, Sophisticated Analytical Instruments Facility, NEHU, Shillong.