Awards and Recognitions

Awards

International Awards

Recipient of prestigious Dr. Shirin Gadhia Sustainability Award 2019 from Eco Center ICNEER in a function held at Muni Seva Ashram, Goraj, Vadodara on 19th June 2019. Received the award at the hands of Mr. Artur Zawadski, Golbal CEO, Sunrise CSP Pty Ltd., Australia.
Stifterverband Scholarship by Institut für Werkzeugmaschinen und Fertigungstechnik, Technische Universität, Braunschweig, Germany, 2019
Industrial scholarship by PT. Indo Bharat Rayon, Indonesia (through BITS Pilani), visited PT. Indo Bharat Rayon, Purwakarta, Indonesia for two weeks in summer 2011

National Awards

Institute Scholarship Under Industry Immersion Program, BITS, Pilani 2019
Institute Scholarship Under University Immersion Scheme to Visit University Abroad, awarded by BITS, Pilani, visited Clean Energy research Centre, University of South Florida, Tampa, USA as a visiting scholar June-July 2015.

Industrial Recognition as a Jury Member

Dr. Manoj Kumar Soni was a Jury member of 5th VDMA Manufacturing Excellence Award (Energy Efficiency & Conservation - Large Category) given at the 11^th VDMA Mechanical Engineering Engineering Summit on Friday, 16 September 2022, in Pune, organized by Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau (VDMA) India., which is the India office of The German Engineering Federation (VDMA). The other jury members were Mr. Seenivasan Balasubramanian, Chief Executive Officer of International Aerospace Manufacturing Pvt. Ltd (IAMPL), Prof. (Dr.) Amaresh Chakraborty, Professor IISC Bangalore, and Ms. Anandi Iyer, Director Fraunhofer Gesellschaft India Office.

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Dr. Manoj Kumar Soni was a Jury member of 4th VDMA Manufacturing Excellence Award (Energy Efficiency & Conservation - Large Category) given at the 10^th VDMA Mechanical Engineering Summit on, 8^th October 2021, organized by Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau (VDMA) India., which isthe India office of The German Engineering Federation (VDMA). The other jury members were Mr. Seenivasan Balasubramanian, CEO, International Aerospace Manufacturing Pvt., Ltd (IAMPL) and Mr. Subodh Jindal CEO, STEER.

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Dr. Manoj Kumar Soni was a Jury member of 9^th Manufacturing Today Conference and Awards 2021, organized by Aditya Birla Group along with ManufacturingToday and LOCTITE, on 17^th Sept 2021. The other jury members were: Mr. Amol Nagar, Director Manufacturing Operations, Global Sourcing and Supply Chain, GE Aviation India Business; Mr. Jagdish Ramaswamy, President and CDO, Hindalco Ltd; Mr. Krishnan Sadagopan, Senior Vice President, Engine Development, Ashok Leyland Ltd; Mr. Mohammad Athar, Partner, Economic and Infrastructure Development, PwC; Mr. Partha Ghosh, Director Projects, Kalyani Steels Ltd; and Mr. Rajesh Nath, MD, VDMA India.

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Recognition as a Panelist in Symposiums Organized by Industries

Manoj Kumar Soni was invited as a panelist in the CEO Round Table Discussions on Knowledge Sharing and Strategy Development for "Sustainability as a Practice for Organizations" jointly organized by Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau (VDMA) India., which is the India office of The German Engineering Federation and LAPP on 3rd February 2023 (Friday) at Taj Lands End, Mumbai. The panelists were: Mr. Sanjay Khare, Vice President –Safety & Sustainability Strategy, Skoda Auto Volkswagen India Pvt. Ltd., Mr. Lakshmikantha R J, Vice President of South East Asia & ANZ and Managing Director-India, EMERSON Automation Solutions – Fluid Motion & Control. Mr. Gary Bateman, Managing Director, LAPP India, Mr. Amar Variawa, Country Director - Public Affairs, Sustainability & ESG, and Manoj Kumar Soni. Mr. Philipp Porferl, Senior Head of International Projects ARQUM, Germany moderated the panel discussion.

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Manoj Kumar Soni was invited as a panelist in the 2022 Interdisciplinary Symposium on Sustainability in Higher Education supported by Wipro Earthian in collaboration with IIT Bombay on 1st- 2nd December 2022 held at the Victor Menezes Convention Centre (VMCC) at IIT Bombay, Powai. He was a panelist for the topic "Design for Change - Imperatives for Engineering Education,” Moderated By: Yogendra Shastri (Chemical Engg, IIT Bombay). Speakers: Prof. Anand B Rao (CTARA-IIT Bombay), Prof. Manoj Kumar Soni (BITS, Pilani), Prof. Ravindra Gudi (Chemical Engg, IIT Bombay), Prof. S. Sivaram (IISER, Pune), Prof. Parthasarthi Sensarma (Electrical Engg, IIT Kanpur), Prof. Yogendra Shastri (Chemical Engg, IIT Bombay).

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