. ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁ten ure ▁at ▁N I MS , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁N I MS ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁India , ▁and ▁was ▁instrument al ▁in ▁setting ▁up ▁the ▁N I MS - Ind ia ▁research ▁centre ▁at ▁Indian ▁Institute ▁of ▁Chem ical ▁Technology ▁and ▁appointed ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁Research ▁Director ▁for ▁this ▁Center . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁hon ors ▁ ▁Academ ician , ▁Asia - P ac ific ▁Academy ▁of ▁Material s ▁( 2 0 1 9 ) ▁Medal , ▁Chem ical ▁Research ▁Society ▁of ▁India ▁( 2 0 1 8 ) ▁Fellow , ▁World ▁Academy ▁of ▁Arts ▁and ▁Science ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁ ▁Academ ician , ▁World ▁Academy ▁of ▁Cer am ics , ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁ ▁Fellow , ▁Royal ▁Australian ▁Chem ical ▁Institute ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁ ▁Foreign ▁Fellow ▁Award ▁Mah ar as ht ra ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Sc opus ▁Young ▁Research er ▁Award - ▁Else vier ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁ ▁AR C ▁Future ▁Fellow ship ▁Award ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁ ▁B essel ▁H umb old t ▁Award ▁( 2 0 1 0 ) ▁ ▁CS J ▁Young ▁Chem ist ▁Award ▁( 2 0 1 0 ) ▁ ▁Award ▁of ▁Ex cell ence ▁from ▁Indian ▁Society ▁of ▁Chem ists ▁and ▁Bi olog ists ( 2 0 0 9 ) ▁ ▁Kh war iz mi ▁International ▁Award ▁for ▁applied ▁research ▁at ▁ 2 1 st ▁session ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8