• Asutosh Mookerjee Memorial Award by the Indian Science Congress Association (2005-06)
• Foreign fellow of the US National Academy of Engineering (2005)
• Stars of Asia Awards, Business Week (2005)
• Ranked among the topmost 50 influential people in the world in respect of intellectual property rights (2005) by the international magazine Managing Intellectual Property
• Maharashtra Bhushan Award (2005) by government of Maharashtra for contributions to science and technology
• Life Time Achievement Award (2004) by Indian Science Congress Association
• Lakshmipat Singhania – IIML National Leadership Award (2004) by Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow
• Qimpro Award for Quality Evangelist (2003) by Qimpro Foundation, Mumbai
• World Federation of Engineering Organisations (WFEO) Medal of Engineering Excellence (2003) by WEFO, Paris
• Life Time Achievement Award (2003) by Bundelkhand University for contributions in advancement for chemical sciences
• Hari Om Ashram Prerit Senior Scientist Award (2002) by Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad
• Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award (2001) by Indian Science Congress Association, Calcutta
• Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Medal (2001) by Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi
• Padma Bhushan (2000) for his contribution towards nation building
• Material Scientist of the Year Award (2000) by Materials Research Society of India
• Fellow of Royal Society (FRS), London (1998)
• Padma Shri (1991)

Dr Mashelkar has chaired several high-profile committees and has imparted his expertise to various national and international committees. Some of the committees that have him on their board are:

• Chairman, Task Force on Recombinant Pharma Sector constituted by the government of India, Ministry of Environment and Forests, New Delhi (2004)
• Vice chairman, Commission on Intellectual Property Rights, Innovation and Public Health, WHO (2004)
• Chairman, Expert Committee on 'A Comprehensive Examination of Drug Regulatory Issues, including the problem of Spurious Drugs' by government of India (2003)
• Chairman, CSIR (South Africa) International Review Committee (2003)
• Member of the Committee of Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) in Engineering Science and Technologies (2003)
• One-man committee to review WIPO's World Wide Academy (2003)
• Member, Research Advisory Committee, department of Chemistry, Imperial College of Science & Technology, UK (2003)
• Chairman, National Quality Council of India (2002)

Compiled by Vibha Rao

Also see:
	The 'I' in every Indian must stand for innovation: Dr Mashelkar