Awards 2013 2013 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 2011 Elected as Fellow of the Mycological Society of India Elected as Fellow of the Association for the Advancement of Biodiversity Science Elected as Fellow of the National Academy of Biological Sciences (FNABS) Elected as Fellow of the Association of Microbiologists of India (FAMI) Best Poster Award at the 53rd Annual Conference of Association of Microbiologists of India (AMI-2012), November 22-25, 2012, KIIT University, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, India. Best Poster Award at the 52nd Annual Conference of Association of Microbiologists of India (AMI-2011), November 3-6, 2011, Punjab University, Chandigarh, India. IICT Gaurav Samman Award-2010 given at IICT Foundation Day Celebrations, August 5, 2011, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, India. Best Poster Award at the International Conference on Recent Trends in Renewable Energy Resources (ICR2ER), January 28–30, 2011, Indo- 2010 2010 2009 2008 2003-2005 2001-2003 2001 2000 1999-2001 1997 German Nachkontakt Association (IGNA), Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, India. Eminent Bioengineer Award from the Society for Applied Biotechnology Nominated as Fellow of the Society for Applied Biotechnology (FSAB) Elected as Fellow of the Association of Biotechnology and Pharmacy (FABAP) Best Poster Award at the 3rd International Congress on Bioprocesses in Food Industries (ICBF) 2008 & 5th Convention of the Biotech Research Society India (BRSI), November 6-8, 2008, Hyderabad, India. Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS) Post-doctoral Research Fellowship, Government of Japan Post-doctoral Research Fellowship, Inha University, Inchon, South Korea Best Paper Award for the paper published in Indian Food Industry from Association of Food Scientists and Technologists (India) Young Scientist Award from the Association of Microbiologists of India Post-doctoral Research Fellowship from Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India Best Paper Award for the paper published in Indian Food Industry from Association of Food Scientists and Technologists (India) 1 1997 1996 1996 Best Poster Award at the 38th Annual Meeting of Microbiologists of India and National Conference on Microbes in Sustainable Development, New Delhi, India Stifterband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft (Unilever Research Foundation) Fellowship, Germany Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) Research Fellowship, Government of Germany 2