Academic Distinctions
Mukharjee is a fellow of the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science. He is a recipient of the prestigious Humboldt Prize, the first Theoretical Chemist from India to be conferred this distinction. He has also received the Chemical Pioneer Award of the American Institute of Chemistry, and has been elected as its Fellow. He has been awarded the Fellowship of the Indian Academy of Sciences in 1987, and of the Indian National Science Academy in 1991. He became a Founder Fellow of the West Bengal Academy of Science and Technology in 1988. He is a founder member of the Asia-Pacific Association for THeoretical Chemistry (APATCC) and has been elected its fellow. He has also been awarded the prestigious Fukui Medal for his outstanding contributions in Theoretical Chemistry. He has delivered several named international lectures such as the Charles Coulson Memorial Lecture of the Centre for Computational Chemistry, University of Georgia and the Kapuy Memorial Lecture at the Eötvos Loránd University, Budapest apart for the several plenary talks and keynote addresses at important international theoretical chemistry meetings. He has many other honors and awards to his credit including the Jagadish Shankar Memorial Award and the Sadhan Basu Memorial Award in Chemistry from the Indian National Science Academy, and the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize from the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India.
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