Academic Awards/Honours & Members in academic bodies

• National Merit Scholarship, Govt. of India (1962-1966).

• Shangarben Mathematics Prize, St. Xavier's College, (1963-64).

• Indian National Science Academy Young Scientist Award, (1976).

• Fellow, Gujarat Science Academy.

• Fellow, Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore.

• Fellow, National Academy of Science, Allahabad.

• Fellow, Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi.

• Fellow, American Physical Society, U.S.A.

• Fellow, Institute of Physics, Bristol, U.K.

• Regular Associate, ICTP, Trieste. (1987-1993).

• Senior Associate, ICTP, Trieste. (1994-2000, 2004-2010).

• Chairman, IUPAP Commission on Plasma Physics (2002-2005).

• Member, Editorial Board, Plasma Sources, Science and Technology, Institute of Physics Publishing, Bristol, UK.

• Member, Editorial Board, Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, Institute of Physics Publishing, Bristol, UK.

• Member, Editorial Board, Pramana, Indian Academy of Science, Bangalore, India.

• Member, Editorial Board, Indian Journal of Physics, Kolkata, India.

• Member, Editorial Board, Nuclear Fusion IAEA, Vienna, Austria and Institute of Physics Publishing, Bristol, UK.

• Member, Academic Council, Vishwabharati University, Santiniketan, India.

• Member, Governing Council, Indian Institute of Geomagnetism, Bombay, India.

• Member, Governing Council, Vikram A Sarabhai Community Science Centre, Ahmedabad, India.

• Vice-President, IUPAP, Governing Council (2002-2005).

• President, Gujarat Science Academy.

• National Merit Scholarship, Govt. of India (1962-1966).

• Shangarben Mathematics Prize, St. Xavier's College, (1963-64).

• Indian National Science Academy Young Scientist Award, (1976).

• Fellow, Gujarat Science Academy.

• Fellow, Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore.

• Fellow, National Academy of Science, Allahabad.

• Fellow, Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi.

• Fellow, American Physical Society, U.S.A.

• Fellow, Institute of Physics, Bristol, U.K.

• Regular Associate, ICTP, Trieste. (1987-1993).

• Senior Associate, ICTP, Trieste. (1994-2000, 2004-2010).

• Chairman, IUPAP Commission on Plasma Physics (2002-2005).

• Member, Editorial Board, Plasma Sources, Science and Technology, Institute of Physics Publishing, Bristol, UK.

• Member, Editorial Board, Plasma Physics and Controlled.

• Fusion, Institute of Physics Publishing, Bristol, UK.

• Member, Editorial Board, Pramana, Indian Academy of Science, Bangalore, India.

• Member, Editorial Board, Indian Journal of Physics, Kolkata, India.

• Member, Editorial Board, Nuclear Fusion.

• IAEA, Vienna, Austria and Institute of Physics Publishing, Bristol, UK.

• Member, Academic Council, Vishwabharati University, Santiniketan, India.

• Member, Governing Council, Indian Institute of Geomagnetism, Bombay, India.

• Member, Governing Council, Vikram A Sarabhai Community Science Centre, Ahmedabad, India.

• Vice-President, IUPAP, Governing Council (2002-2005).

• President, Gujarat Science Academy.

• Member, Working Group 1, ITER Design Review Group.

• Chair, ITPA MHD Topical Group.

• Member, Science and Technology Advisory Committee (STAC) , ITER.

• Member, ITER Council Membership in Academic Bodies .

• Member, Sigma Pi Sigma Physics Honor Society.

• Assoc.Member, Sigma Xi.

• Life Member, Indian Physics Association.

• Life Member, Plasma Science Society of India.

• Member, American Physical Society.

• Chair, ITPA MHD Topical Group.

• Member, Science and Technology Advisory Committee (STAC) , ITER.

• Member, ITER Council.
  

Membership in Academic Bodies :~

• Member, Sigma Pi Sigma Physics Honor Society.
  

• Assoc.Member, Sigma Xi

• Life Member, Indian Physics Association.

• Life Member, Plasma Science Society of India.

• Member, American Physical Society.