Awards & Recognitions

• Guest Editor for Special Issue on "Thermodynamics and Thermal Analysis of Deep Eutectic Solvents", Chemical Thermodynamics and Thermal Analysis(Elsevier)2023,https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/chemical-thermodynamics-and-thermal-analysis/about/call-for-papers#thermodynamics-and-thermal-analysis-of-deep-eutectic-solvents
• Guest Editor for Special Issue on "“Ionic liquids and Deep Eutectic Solvents: two contrasting options or opposite sides of the same coin?” Frontiers in Chemistry 2022" Link:  https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/31161/ionic-liquids-and-deep-eutectic-solvents-two-contrasting-options-or-opposite-sides-of-the-same-coin
• Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry(FRSC) (2021-)
• Editorial Board Member of Fluid Phase Equilibria  (2020-), Elsevier. Fluid Phase Equilibria publishes high-quality papers dealing with experimental, theoretical, and applied research related to equilibrium and transport properties of fluids, solids, and interface
• Certificate of Excellence in Reviewing from Fluid Phase Equilibria (Elsevier) 2013.
• Recipient of "INDO-US Fellowship" in Engineering Sciences, 2011 from the INDO-US Science and Technology Forum(IUSSTF).
• Certificate of Appreciation from American Chemical Society(ACS),December 2011 as the most valuable reviewer.
• Highest Cited Article titled "Quantum Chemical Studies on the Simultaneous Interaction of Thiophene and Pyridine with Ionic Liquid" of 2010 for American Journal of Chemical Engineers (AIChEJ).
• (AICTE) Early Faculty Induction Program (EFIP) Fellow, 2004.
• Awarded the 1st Prize in Paper Presentation in "CHEMISM 2002", a National level Technical Symposium held at I.I.T Roorkee Title of the Paper: "Microcrystalline Wax Recovery from Crude Oil Tank Sludges".
• "Balasaheb Vikhe Patil Merit Scholarship", University of Pune,1997-1999.

Student Awards:

• Seera Sai Dileep Kumar, Best MTech Thesis Award from Department of Chemical Engineering,IIT Guwahati (2020)
• R. Anantharaj: Thermax-ASSET Award 2013 for best Ph.D Thesis, (Medal with INR 15000/-) Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Trombay, Mumbai-400085, India.
• R. Anantharaj : ProSPER.Net-Scopus Young Scientist Award 2013 FIRST RUNNER UP for Sustainable Development in Transport Category) Singapore. 19 August, 2013. (https://www.ias.unu.edu/sub_page.aspx?catID=1852&ddlID=2709).