Otto Laporte Award, American Physical Society, 1995;
Engineering Sciences Medal, The World Academy of Sciences, 2002;
Distinguished Alumnus, Indian Institute of Science, 2003;
International Prize and Gold Medal, Accademia delle Scienze di Torino, 2006;
President Dr. Zakir Husain Memorial Award, Indian Society of Applied and Industrial Mathematics, 2007;
Nusselt-Reynolds Prize, Assembly of the World Conference on Experimental and Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics, 2009;
G.I. Taylor Medal, Society of Engineering Science, 2019;
von Karman Medal, American Society of Civil Engineers; Charles Russ Richards Memorial Award, American Society of Mechanical Engineering Pi Tau Sigma, 2020;
Fluid Dynamics Prize, American Physical Society, 2020;
Leo P. Kadanoff Prize of the American Physical Society, 2022
Honors (leadership)
National Order of Scientific Merit Certificate, Brazilian Government and Brazilian Academy of Sciences, 2007;
UNESCO Medal for Promoting International Scientific Cooperation and World Peace, World Heritage Centre, 2007;
Dwight Nicholson Medal for Human Outreach, American Physical Society, 2008;
Award for International Scientific Cooperation, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2009;
Multicultural Leadership Award of the National Diversity Council, 2011;
Corporate Social Responsibility Award from City and State, New York, 2016;
Brooklyn-building Award, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, 2017
Member/Fellow
American Academy of Arts and Sciences;
US National Academy of Engineering;
US National Academy of Sciences;
American Association for the Advancement of Science; American Physical Society;
American Society of Mechanical Engineers;
Academy of Sciences for Developing World (TWAS); Indian Academy of Sciences;
