Honors and Awards
Bachelor's Program
• Alumni Association Gold Medal (1989–90)
• Cartwright Gold Medal (1989–90)
• N. Mahalingam Endowment Prize (1989–90)
• College Gold Medal (1988–89)
• Guindy Engineers 62 Trust Award (1987–89)
• University Gold Medal (1986–90)
Master's Program
• First Rank in Thermal Science Stream
Ph.D. Program
Doctoral research presented as an invited paper at the 13th National Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, Surathkal (1995).
Career
• Institute Chair Professor (2020– )
• Mid Career Research Award, IIT Madras (2015)
• Marti Gurunath Award for Excellence in Teaching, IIT Madras (2013)
• Humboldt Fellowship – Renewed Research Stay, Germany (2012)
• Elected Fellow, Indian National Academy of Engineering (2012)
• Tamilnadu Scientist Award, Govt. of Tamilnadu (2010)
• Swarna Jayanthi Fellowship, Govt. of India – Earth & Atmospheric Science (2008)
• Prof. K.N. Seetharamu Medal for Research Excellence, ISHMT (2008)
• Young Faculty Recognition Award, IIT Madras (2007)
• Humboldt Fellowship, Humboldt Foundation, Germany (2005–2006)
Awards won by Student Advisee(s)
• Saumya Mathur – Best Interdisciplinary B.Tech Project (2024)
• Marri Girish Kumar – Ph.D. Excellence Award (2021)
• M V Abhiram – Best M.Tech Individual Project (2021)
• Addarsh Chandrasekhar – Best B.Tech Project (2015)
• Rajesh A – CSK Endowment Prize (2014)
• Rajiv Reddy Madadi – CSK Endowment Prize (2008)
Editorships
• Editorial Board Member,
International Journal of Thermal Sciences,
Elsevier (2011–2016)
• Editor-in-Chief,
International Journal of Thermal Sciences,
Elsevier (2016– )