Sources of Energy. Arcot Ramchandran has also contributed to dissemination of information by way of conducting many seminars and by way of keynote addresses and lectures, delivered at various platforms and seminars, a few of which are: Keynote address on Sustainable communities through partnership at the meeting of the Commonwealth Heads of Governments at Edinburgh, Scotland in October 1997 Keynote address on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development at the Maharashtra Association for the cultivation of Science, Pune in 1998 Keynote Address on 'Metropolitan Concentrations of knowledge based industries at the International Conference, Ottawa, Canada, in September 1997 Positions Under Secretary General, United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (HABITAT) Chairman – Preparatory Committee of UN Conference on Science and Technology Government Secretary – Department of Science and Technology – Government of India Chairman – The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) – Southern Regional Centre board member – Intercultural Cooperation Foundation (ICF) India board member – Public Affairs Centre, Bangalore Chairman, International Jury – UNCHS (Habitat) and the United Arab Emirates President – Solar Energy Society of India President – National Institute of Urban Affairs, New Delhi Chairman – Governing Council – Tata Energy Research Institute, New Delhi Chairman – Science and Technology Advisory Committee for SSS-Nire, M.N.E.S., Government of India Hon. Visiting Professor – National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore Chairman – Engineering Staff College of India, Hyderabad Member – American Society of Engineering Education Member – UK Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer Member – National Council of Science Education Awards and recognitions Padma Bhushan – Government of India – 2003 Sir M. Visvesvaraya Life Time Achievement Award in Engineering – 1999 Indian National Academy of Engineering Life Time Achievement Award – 1999 World Federation of Engineering Organizations Award – 2005 Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar Gold Medal – 1998 World Habitat Trophy – Building and Social Housing Foundation of UK – 1995 Heat Transfer Memorial Award – American Society of Mechanical Engineers – 1986 Honorary degrees and fellowships Arcot Ramachandran has been honoured by several prominent educational and research institutions, by way of Fellowships and Honoris Causa Doctoral degrees. Honorary doctorates Purdue University, USA Stuttgart University, Germany University of Roorkee, India Andhra University, India Jawarharlal Nehru Technological University, India Anna University, India Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India University of Venice, Italy Fellowships Life Fellow – Institution of Engineers Fellow of the Indian Institute of Science Fellow – American Society