has made contributions in transport phenomena, particularly in thermodynamics of swelling, superswelling and shrinking polymers, modelling of polymerisation reactors, and engineering analysis of Non-Newtonian flows. Controversy In 2005, the Indian government established a technical expert group on patent laws under the chairmanship of Mashelkar. Its purpose was to determine whether amendments made in Indian patent law were TRIPS compliant. The committee unanimously concluded that the amendments were not TRIPS compliant. The report generated controversy when editorials published simultaneously in the Times of India and The Hindu alleged parts of the report had been plagiarised. Mashelkar subsequently withdrew the report due to the alleged plagiarism, admitting to flaws in the report whilst stating, "This is the first time such a thing has happened." He later also explained that the technical flaw was not the alleged lack of attribution but it was citing the attribution at the end of the report than in the body of the report due to the style adopted for the report. The controversy was raised in the Indian Parliament, with demands that the report be "trashed" and the issues be referred to a joint standing committee. However, the government instead referred the report back to the technical expert group to reexamine and correct the inaccuracies. The report was resubmitted after corrections in March 2009 and was accepted by the Government as such. Awards and recognition Dr. Mashelkar has received several awards and is a member of numerous scientific bodies and committees. So far, 45 universities from around the world have honored him with honorary doctorates, which include Universities of London, Salford, Pretoria, Wisconsin, Swinburne, Monash and Delhi. Honours by President of India: (highest Indian civilian awards) Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award (1991) Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award (2000) Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian award (2014) Election to Prestigious Academies (International): Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) (1993) Fellow, Royal Society (FRS), London (1998) Foreign Associate, National Academy of Sciences, USA (2005) Foreign Associate, National Academy of Engineering, USA (2003) Foreign Member, Royal Academy of Engineering, UK (1996) Foreign Fellow, American Academy of Arts & Sciences (2011) Corresponding Member of Australian Academy of Science (2017) Foreign Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) (2008) Fellow, US National Academy of Inventors (2017) Fellow, World Academy of Arts & Science, USA (2000) Fellow, International Union of Pure & Applied Chemistry (2012) Fellow,