Awards
- The Royal Medal, The Royal Society, 2012
- Honorary Fellowship, University College London, University College London, 2012
- John B Goodenough Award, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2012
- Newton Abraham Visiting Professorship and Fellow, Lincoln College, University of Oxford, 2011
- Doctor Honoris Causa, Universiteit Hasselt, Belgium, 2010
- Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, Australian Academy of Science, 2006
- Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, 2006
- Member, Order of Australia, Australian Government, Governor-General of Australia, 2004
- Co-recipient, Descartes Prize of the EU, European Union, 2003
- Macro Group UK Medal for Outstanding Achievement, Royal Society of Chemistry/ Institute of Physics, 2003
- Tilden Award and Lecturer, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2003
- Fellow of the Royal Society, The Royal Society, 2000
Membership of Professional Bodies
- Foreign Secretary, Australian Academy of Science, 2010 - 2014
Fellowships
- CSIRO Fellowship, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, 2008 - 2014
- Federation Fellowship, Australian Research Council, 2004 - 2009
- Inaugural Victorian Endowment for Science Knowledge Innovation Fellowship, Victorian Endowment for Science Knowledge Innovation, 2004 - 2009