Prof. PGS has received numerous awards, acclaims, accreditations, and honours both nationally and internationally in his career for his commendable academics and research achivements. Learn more about his awards and honours here.
Life Time Achievement Award, Biotechnology Research Society, India (2014)
Member, Tamil Nadu State Council for Higher Education (2013 - 2016)
Member, Scientific Advisory Committee to Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India
Member, Twelfth Five year Plan Working Group of Higher Education - Government of Tamil Nadu (2012 - 2017)
Member, Monitoring Committee of Distance Education Program - Government of Tamil Nadu (2012)
Visitors Nominee - Central University of Patiala - Nominated by President of India (2012)
Member, Monitoring Committee of Government of Tamil Nadu - Unapproved Institutions offering / awarding degree / diplomoa certificates without the prior approval of UGC, AICTE and (2011)
Government of Tamil Nadu Nominee - UGC Expert Committee to evaluate the academic performance of SFR College for women, Sivakasi 2011
Outstanding Service Award - International Board of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) (2011)
One Time Grant Award, UGC (2011)
President, Biotech Research Society of India - 2011 Invited as Chair Professor of Bio sciences at Indian institute of Technology Madras, Chennai (2011 - 2013)
Chair Professor of Biosciences at Indian institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India (2011)
Alagappa Centenary Excellence Award for Pure and Applied Sciences (2010)
Fellow of Tamil Nadu Academy of Sciences (FTNAS) (2010)
President, Association of Microbiologists of India (2009)
76th Indian Science Congress-Madurai Kamaraj University Eminent Scientist Award (Natural Sciences) (2009)
International Editor, Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology (2009)
Associate Editor, Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology (2009)
Editor, Indian Journal of Microbiology (2009)
Life Time Achievement Award, Indian Association of Applied Microbiologists (2009)
Fellow of the National Academy of Biological Sciences (FNABS) (2008)
American Society of Microbiology (ASM) International Professorship (2007)
AMI - Prof.S.R.Vyas Award, Association of Microbiologists of India (2006)
Fellow of Association of Microbiologists of India (FAMI) (2006)
Fellow of Biotechnology Research Society of India (FBRSI) (2004)
Tamil Nadu Scientist Award (TANSA) (1999)
Louis Pasteur Award, Association of Microbiologists of India (1998)
Visiting Professor, Sri Venkateshwara University, Tirupathi, Andhra Pradesh, India (1998)
Professor and Divisional Chair, Department of Biotechnology, Division of Biological and Health Sciences, Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, México (1995 - 1997)
"Prof. Alfredo Sánchez Marroquin" Cátedra Divisional in Biotechnology at Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana- Iztapalapa, México and Patrimonial excelencia Nivel II fellowship from CONACyT, México (1995 - 1996)
Panel member: miembro del jurado calificador, Area de Ciencias Biologicas y de la Salud, Cuarto Concurso Annual al Premio a la Invetigation, Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, México (1995)
Professor, Faculty of Sciences at Luminy, University of Provence, Marseilles, France (April - July 1994)
J.V. Bhat Memorial Award, Association of Microbiologists of India (1992)