Awarded INSA Medal for Young Scientists 2021

Team led by AJ bagged the SRISTI GYTI Appreciation Award 2021

Selected as an Associate at The Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore, 2020

Received the IIT Mandi Foundation Day award 2021 for excellence in institute service as the chief warden of the Institute.

Received a certificate of appreciation for highly cited author (top 5%) in the Royal Society of Chemistry Journals, 2019.

The Teaching Honour Roll Award by Indian Institute of Technology Mandi for excellence in teaching during the academic year 2017-18

The Young Scientist MAHE Award by the Society for Biomaterials and Artificial organs (India), 2018

ACS Pittcon Travel Award 2018

The Young Scientist Research Award by DAE-BRNS, 2016-17

The Best Young Investigator Award at the International conference on “Advances in Biological Systems and Materials Science in NanoWorld” (ABSMSNW-2017) organized by Indian Institute of Technology BHU

Dr. DS Kothari Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2014

Selected as Young Researcher for expense free participation at the International Conference On Nanoscience And Technology (ICONSAT-2012)

CSIR-UGC-NET JRF, 2011

GATE 2007 and 2008 in Life Sciences 

Gold Medal in National Level Biotechnology Examination, 2009

Certificate for distinctive performance in 5th National Science Olympiad, 2003

Chairman, Students Welfare and Disciplinary Committee (SWDC), IIT Mandi (2021- Present)

Chief Warden, IIT Mandi (2019 - 2021)

Reviewer: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, Chemistry of Materials, Theranostics, npg 2D materials and applications, Biosensors & Bioelectronics, Chemical Communications, Nanoscale, Langmuir, JMC-B, Lab on Chip, Analyst, Analytical Methods, Polymer Chemistry, RSC Advances, etc.

Review Editor, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology and Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences (nanobiotechnology)

Deciphering the antibacterial mechanism of 2D MoS2 nanosheets,Invited Talk, National Conference on Nanomaterials in Biology (NCNB 2021), Jaipur, Rajasthan.

Advanced Nanomaterials for Theranostics, Invited Speaker,  "KARYASHALA" under Accelerate Vigyan Scheme of DST-SERB (2021) Advancements in In vitro Diagnostic Methods in Healthcare, MNNIT Allahabad.

Self-cleanable Mask for preventing SARS-CoV-2, Invited Speaker, Innovations in Biotechnology: Virus, Vaccine and Public Health, 2021, NIT Agartala.

Nanotechnology for Precision Therapy, Invited Lecture, Workshop on "Precision Medicine", Faculty Development Programme sponsored by AICTE (2021), DY Patil Deemed To Be University, Mumbai, India.

Self-Cleanable MoS2 nanosheet modified antibacterial fabric for repurposing of personal protective masks to prevent and protect from aerosolized particles, Oral Talk, Young Scientist’s conference, India International Science Festival (2020), New Delhi.

Sensing and Theranostic Applications of Rattle like Plasmonic Nanostructures, Invited Lecture, 5th International conference on Emerging Electronics (IEEE-ICEE 2020), IIT Delhi.

Engineering Nanomaterials for Catalysis, Sensing and Biomedical Applications, Invited Lecture,12th Asia-Pacific Microscopy Conference (APMC-2020), Electron Microscope Society of India (EMSI), Hyderabad.

Plasmonic Nanorattles for Theranostics, Invited Lecture, International virtual conference on “Bio-Inspired Materials for Bone tissue engineering and Theranostics applications (BMBT-2020), Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, Tamilnadu.

Metal and semiconductor based nanocomposites for Theranostics, Invited Talk, National Conference on Nanomaterials in Biology (NCNB 2019), Jaipur, Rajasthan.

Nano-Biotechnological Applications of Plasmonic Nanostructures and 2-D Material-based Nanocomposites, Expert Talk, Chandigarh University on 2nd September 2019.

Plasmonic Nanostructures and 2-D Material based nanocomposites for applications in Biology, Catalysis and Sensing, Invited Lecture,  Advances in Chemical Engineering and Science (ACES-2019) Department of Chemical Engineering, IISER Bhopal.

Stimuli Responsive Nanomaterials for Drug Delivery and Photothermal Therapy, Invited Talk,  6th world congress on Nanomedical Sciences-ISNSCON-2018, Chemistry-Biology Interface 2019 and Conference on Science and Technology for the Future of Mankind (2019) at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. 

Gold Nanorattles: an emerging nanoplatform for sensing and theranostic applications, Oral Talk, NanoBioteck 2018, 3rd Annual Conference of Indian Society of Nanomedicine, AIIMS, New Delhi.

Advanced nanomaterials for Biomedical Applications, Selected Talk, UK-INDIA Interdisciplinary Workshop on Advanced Biomaterials and Biosensors (2018), IIT Ropar.

Plasmonic Nanorattles: Engineering  its Structure for Applications in Catalysis, Sensing and Theranostics, Invited Talk, International conference on Biomaterials, Bioengineering and Biotheranostics (BioMET 2018), VIT Vellore.

Nanoplasmonic SERS Substrate Design for Trace Analysis and Detection (DAE-BRNS-YSRA), 2017-2020

Stimuli Responsive Smart Nanocarriers for Theranostic Applications (SERB), 2015-2018

Engineering novel plasmonic nanocapsules for cancer therapy and diagnostics (DBT), 2016-2018