Recognitions

• Associate Editor, ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering
• Member, Editorial Board, Structural Safety (Elsevier)
• Member, Editorial Board, Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics (Elsevier)
• Member, Editorial Board, Structural Control and Health Monitoring (Wiley)
• Associate Editor (Structural Dynamics), ISET Journal of Earthquake Technology, (2007-2013); Member Editorial Board, 2013-2015.
• Member, Editorial Board, Earthquakes and Structures (from 2010) (Techno Press).
• Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Life cycle reliability and safety engineering (Journal of Society for reliability and safety).
• Member, Technical Committee of Dynamics, Engineering Mechanics Division, American Society of Civil Engineers, 2003-2007.
• Session Organizer and Chair, Indo-American Frontiers of Engineering Symposium, Washington, 1-3 March 2012, Organized by the US National Academy of Engineering and Indo-US S&T Forum, (Title of the session: Engineering Large Infrastructure for Disaster/ Hazards).
• Session Organizer and Chair, Indo-German Frontiers in Engineering Symposium, March 14-17, 2013, Organized by the Von Humbolt Foundation, Germany and Department of Science and Technology, India, (Title of the session: Engineering for natural disasters and risk management).
• Sir C V Raman award for young scientists for the year 1999, Instituted by Government of Karnataka, India.