HONORS, AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

Honorary Doctorates: [4]

1. Honorary Ph.D. in Environmental and Territorial Engineering, given by the University of Basilicata, Potenza, Italy, December 2006.
2. Honorary Dr. Eng. (Doctorate in Engineering), given by the University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada, June 2010.
3. Honorary Doctor of Science (D.Sc.), given by the University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada, June 2014.

4. Honorary Doctor of Science (D.Sc.), given by McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, June 2023.

Awards and Honors: [114 Awards]

1. College merit awarded by Pant College of Technology for l965-66.
2. College merit awarded by Pant College of Technology for l966-67.
3. Scholarship award for scholastic achievement given by Pant College of Technology during l966-67.
4. CBIP certificate of merit for outstanding paper published in the year l979 in Irrigation and Power.
5. U.S. - India Exchange Scientist Award for the year l980-8l.

6. Best Research Paper Award, for publishing a paper adjudged to be the best paper published in l986 in Hydrology - Journal of the Indian Association of Hydrologists.
7. VII I.H.D. Endowment Lecture Award, Anna University, Madras, India, October, l987.
8. Book Award given by College of Engineering for the book entitled, Hydrologic Systems, Vol. l, Rainfall-Runoff Modeling, 480 p., Prentice Hall, Inc., l988.
9. Book Award given by College of Engineering for the book entitled, Hydrologic Systems, Vol. 2, Watershed Modeling, 320 p., Prentice Hall, Inc., l989.
10. Researcher of the Year Award, given by Department of Civil Engineering, Louisiana State University, for 1989-90.
11. Book Award given by College of Engineering for the book entitled, Elementary Hydrology, 973 p., Prentice Hall, Inc., 1992.
12. Service Award, given by Louisiana State University, 1992.
13. Citation for Distinguished Service, given by National Research Council of Italy, 1995.
14. Book Award given by College of Engineering for the book entitled Dam Breach Modeling Technology, 242 p., Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1996.
15. Book Award given by College of Engineering for the book entitled, Kinematic Wave Modeling in Water Resources: Surface Water Hydrology, 1399 p., John Wiley, 1996.
16. Service Award, given by Louisiana State University, 1996.
17. Teacher of the Year Award, given by Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, for 1995-1996.
18. Research Fellow Award, given by the American Biographical Institute, 1997.
19. Outstanding Book Award for 1996-97 given by Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers.
20. J. William Fulbright Scholar Award given by the Austrian-American Educational Commission for Lecturing in Austria during 1997-98.
21. Book Award given by College of Engineering for the book entitled, Kinematic Wave Modeling in Water Resources: Environmental Hydrology, 830 pp., John Wiley, 1997.
22. International Man of the Year Award, given by International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England, 1997.
23. 20 th Century Award for Achievement, given by International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England, 1997.
24. Book Award given by College of Engineering for the book entitled, Entropy-Based Parameter Estimation in Hydrology, 380 pp., Kluwer Acdemic Publishers, Boston, 1998.
25. Book Award given by College of Engineering for the book entitled, Water Quality Monitoring Network Design, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 290 pp., Boston, 1999.
26. Distinguished Faculty Award given by Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, April 1999.
27. The Brij Mohan Distinguished Professor Award given by School of Social Work, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, May 1999.
28. Achievement in Academia Award given by Colorado State University Dean’s Council, College of Engineering, October 1999.
29. James M. Todd Technological Medal given by Louisiana Engineering Society, February 2000.
30. The 2001 Honor Alumnus Colorado State University College of Engineering Award, April 2001.
31. Certificate of Appreciation for Dedicated and Outstanding Service, American Institute of Hydrology, 2001.

32. Book Award given by College of Engineering for the book entitled, Snow and Glacier Hydrology, 742 pp., Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, 2001.
33. Arid Lands Hydraulic Engineering Award, given by American Society of Civil Engineers, 2002.
34. Certificate of Appreciation, given by American Institute of Hydrology, Minneapolis, 2002.
35 Diamond Jubilee Lecture Award, National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad, India, 2002.
36. Distinguished Research Master Award, given by Louisiana State University, 2003.
37. Book Award given by College of Engineering for the book entitled, Water Resources Systems Planning and Management, 858 pp., Elsevier, New York, 2003.
38. Book Award given by College of Engineering for the book entitled, Soil Conservation Service Curve Number (SCS-CN) Methodology, 513 pp., Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, 2003.
39. Inaugural Silver Jubilee Lecture Award, National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee, India, 2004.
40. Inaugural Lecture, Short Term Course on System Analysis Techniques and Computer Applications in Water Resources Management, January 5-20, 2004, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India.
41. Certificate of Appreciation, for Keynote Lecture at National Congress on Professional Education and Practice, University of the Americas, Cholula, Puebla, Mexico, March 2004.
42. Outstanding Faculty Service Award, given by College of Engineering, LSU, 2004.
43. Visiting Distinguished Professorship Award, Mexican Academy of Science, Mexico, 2004.
44. Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya Memorial Lecture Award, November 2004, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, India.
45. Advisory Professorship, Hohai University, Nanjing, China, 2005.
46. 2004 Faculty Achievement Award, given by Department of Civil & Environ. Engineering.
47. Ven Te Chow Award, given by American Society of Civil Engineers, 2005.
48. Beyer Distinguished Lecture, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, 2005.
49. William A. and Joyce R. Bell Excellence Fund for Civil Engineering Lecture Award, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky, May 2006.
50. Ray K. Linsley Award, given by American Institute of Hydrology, Atlanta, 2006.
51. Inaugural Sigma Xi Distinguished Lecture, University of Texas at Brownsville, Texas, September, 2006.
52. Dale D. Meredith Lecture, Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, State University of New York-University at Buffalo, November, 2006.
53. Honorary Diplomate, American Academy of Water Resources Engineers, Reston, Virginia, October 2008.
54. Bharat Gaurav Award, given by India International Fellowship Society, New Delhi, India, January 2009.
55. Gold Medal, given by Korean Society of Civil Engineers, 2009.
56. Founder’s Award, American Institute of Hydrology, October 2009.
57. Richard R. Torrens Award, American Society of Civil Engineers, October 2009.
58. Certificate of Appreciation, Delta Phi Omega Sorority, Inc., Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas, April, 2010.
59. Norman Medal, American Society of Civil Engineers, May 2010.

60. Convocation Speaker, 100th Convocation, University of Waterloo, June 19, 2010.
61. Honorary Member, American Water Resources Association, July 2010.
62. Honorary Professor, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China, April 2010.
63. 14th Indian Geological Congress Lecture Award, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, India, February 15, 2011.
64. 2012 Texas A&M University Bush Excellence Award for Faculty in International Research, April 18, 2012.
65. Hydrology Days Lecture Award-2013, Colorado State University and AGU, Fort Collins, Colorado, March 2013.
66. University Distinguished Professor Award, September 2013, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas.
67. 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award, Environmental and Water Resources Institute, American Society of Civil Engineers, May 2013.
68. Guest Professor, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China, 2013.
69. Certificate of Appreciation for Outstanding Editorial Leadership as Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013.
70. Convocation Speaker, 50th Anniversary Convocation, University of Guelph, June 10, 2014.
71. Professor R.J. Garde Lifetime Achievement Award, The Indian Society for Hydraulics, December 2014.
72. Best Forum Article Award, given by ASCE-EWRI’s Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 2015.

73. Distinguished Achievement Award in Research, Texas A&M University, 2015.
74. G.V. Loganathan Distinguished Lecture, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, April 10, 2015.
75. Distinguished Member, American Society of Civil Engineers, 2015.
76. Crystal Drop Award, International Water Resources Association, 2015.
77. IASWC Lifetime Achievement Award, Indian Association of Soil and Water Conservationists, 2016.
78. Sigma Xi Outstanding Distinguished Scientist Award, 2016.
79. USCID/Merriam Improved Irrigation Award, 2016.
80. Jiangsu Provincial Friendship Award, China, 2016.
81. Outstanding Alumnus of College of Technology Award, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar, India, November 2016.
82. Outstanding Alumnus Award, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar, India, November 2016.
83. Distinguished Scientist Award, Chinese Academy of Science President’s International Fellowship Initiative (PIFI), Beijing, China, 2017.
84. ADS/Hancor Soil and Water Engineering Award, American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, 2017.
85. Ven Te Chow Memorial Lecture and Award, International Water Resources Association, 2017.
86. Medal of Achievement, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada, 2017.
87. Lifetime Achievement Award, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar, India, November 2017.
88. A 2017 Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researcher, Web of Science, 2017.

89. Best Paper Award (or Jalavigyan Pruskar), given by Indian Society of Hydraulics (IHS) for a paper published in IHS Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 2018.
90. Distinguished Professor, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, China, 2019.
91. Honorary Professor, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China, 2019.
92. Distinguished Fellow, Association of Global Groundwater Scientists, 2019.
93. Bharat Singh Endowment Lecture in Hydrology Award, given by Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India, 2020.
94. Royce J. Tipton Award, given by American Society of Civil Engineers, 2020.
95. A 2020 Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researcher, Web of Science, 2020.
96. Opal Leadership Award for Education, ASCE, 2021.
97. Best Technical Note Award, Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, ASCE, 2021.
98. Honorary Member Award, International Water Resources Association, 2021.
99. Lifetime Achievement Award-2019, Indian Water Resources Society, Roorkee, India, 2021.
100. Dr. K.G. Tejwani Memorial Lecture Award, Indian Association of Soil and Water Conservationists, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, September 23, 2021.
101. A 2021 Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researcher, Web of Science, 2021.
102. Professor Gajendra Singh Education Gold Medal, Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers, 2021.

103. Fulbright-Nehru Academic & Professional Excellence Award (Teaching and Research), 2022-2023.

104. AAWRE 2022 Outstanding Research & Innovation Award, ASCE, 2022.

105. Robert G. Wetzel Award for Water Quality, American Institute of Hydrology, 2022.

106. AGGS Lifetime Achievement Fellow Award, Association of Global Groundwater Scientists, 2022.

107. A 2021 Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researcher, Web of Science, 2022.

108. Best Paper Award for “A Unified Framework for Governing Equations of Hydrologic Flows,” Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, ASCE, 2023.

109. Lalit and Aruna Verma Award for Excellence in Global Engagement, American Society of Biological & Agricultural Engineers, 2023.

110. Earth Science Leader Award for 2023, Research.Com.

111. Normal Medal, ASCE, 2023.

112. Service Award, American Academy of Water Resources Engineers, 2023.

113. Convocation Address, Macdonald Campus, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, June 2, 2023.

114. U.P. Regional Public Service General Committee Honor, June 2023.

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Membership in International/National Science Academies: [13 Memberships]

1. Member, National Academy of Engineering, 2022-present.
2. Academician, Georgia Fazisi Academy, Republic of Georgia, 1997-present.
3. Member, European Academy of Science and Arts, 2021-present.
4. Member, Russian Academy of Water Management, 2002-present.
5. Fellow, Georgian Academy of Sciences, Republic of Georgia, 2002-present.
6. Member (Foreign), Mexican Academy of Engineering, Mexico, 2003-present.
7. Member (Foreign), Mexican Academy of Sciences, Mexico, 2003-present.
8. Member, Engineering Academy of the Czech Republic, 2004-present.
9. Member, Polish Academy of Sciences, 2005-present.
10. Member, Russian Academy of Ecological Sciences, 2006-present.
11. Member, Portuguese Academy of Engineering, 2007-present.
12. Fellow, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (India), 2008-present.
13. Member, EU Academy of Science, 2019-present.

Professional Memberships

Distinguished/Honorary Membership: [5 distinguished memberships]

1. Distinguished Member, American Society of Civil Engineers, 2015-present.
2. Honorary Member, American Water Resources Association, 2010-present.
3. Distinguished Fellow, Association of Global Groundwater Scientists, 2019-present
4. Honorary Member, International Water Resources Association, 2021-present
5. Honorary Member, Watershed Management Society of Iran, January 2017-present

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Fellowship: [8 Fellowships]

1. Fellow, American Society of Civil Engineers, 1994-present.
2. Fellow, American Water Resources Association, 1986-present.
3. Fellow, Indian Association of Hydrologists, 1990-present.
4. Fellow, Institution of Engineers (India), 1986-present.
5. Fellow, Indian Water Resources Society, 1995- present.
6. Fellow, Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers, since 1999.
7. Fellow, Indian Association of Soil and Water Conservationists, 2007-present.
8. Fellow, Environmental & Water Resources Institute, ASCE, May 2013-present.

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Member: [19 Societies or Associations]
1. Member (Life), American Geophysical Union, 1972-present
2. Member, American Society of Agricultural Engineers, l970-l974, 2012-present
3. Member, American Society of Civil Engineers, 1976-1994
4. Member, Canadian Society of Agricultural Engineers, l968-l977
5. Member, Colorado State University Alumni Association, 1974-present
6. Member (Life), Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers, 1976-1999
7. Member (Life), Indian Association of Soil and Water Conservationists, 1986-2007
8. Member (Life), Indian Water Resources Society, 1980-present
9. Member, International Association for Hydraulic Research, 1980-present
10. Member, International Association of Hydrological Sciences, 1974-present
11. Member (Life), Sigma Xi, 1974-present
12. Member (Life), The University of Guelph Alumni Association, 1974-present
13. Member (Life), U.S. Committee of the International Commission on Irrigation and
Drainage, 1985-present
14. Member, British Hydrological Society, 1999-present
15. Member, Hazard Forum, The Institution of Engineers, Great Britain, 1999-present
16. Member, World Association for Sedimentation and Erosion Research, 2005-present
17. Member, International Water Resources Association, 2012-present
18. Member (Life), 4A (Alumni Almamater Advancement Association), G.B. Pant University of
Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, India, 2016-present.

19. Member (Life), Asian Association of Agricultural Engineers, 2023-present.

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Biographical Citations: [20 Citations]

1. Included in Who's Who in the South and Southwest, Vol. 17, 1981-82.
2. Included in Who's Who in Technology Today, 1981-82.
3. Included in Personalities of South, 1981-82.
4. Included in Directory of Distinguished Americans, 1985-86.
5. Included in 2,000 Notable Americans, 1984-85.
6. Included in International Directory of Distinguished Leaders, 1987-88.

7. Included in Personalities of America, 1998.
8. Included in Who's Who in Asian Americans, 1995
9. Included in American Men and Women of Science, 1997.
10. Included in Who’s Who in Science and Technology, 4th edition, 1998-99.
11. Included in International Who's Who of Professionals, 1997.
12. Included in Who’s Who in Science and Engineering, 1998.
13. Included in 26th Edition of Directory of International Biography, 1998.
14. Included in Five Thousand Personalities of the World, 1998.
15. Included in America’s Registry of Outstanding Professionals, 2002.
16. Included in WHO’S WHO in Engineering Education, 2002.
17. Included in WHO’S WHO, 2002.
18. Included in WHO’S WHO in the World, 2002.
19. Included in WHO’S WHO in Computational Science and Engineering, 2005.
20. Included in WHO’S WHO in Finance and Business, 2005-07.