Awards
- RSC Exceptional Service Award, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2021
- IChemE Ambassador Prize, Institution of Chemical Engineers, 2021
- CBE (Commander of the British Empire), For services to Chemical Engineering, 2019
- Leverhulme Medal (and 20th SCI Leverhulme Lecture), Society of Chemical Industry, 2017
- Rideal Lecture, Royal Society of Chemistry and Society for Chemical Industry, 2012
- IChemE Chemical Engineering Envoy Award for media work explaining the engineering issues involved in the Gulf of Mexico oil-spill, IChemE, 2010
- Hutchison Medal, Institution of Chemical Engineers, 1999
External Positions
- Engineering Advisor, BEIS Science Expert Group, UK Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, 2021
- Engineering Advisor, New Energy Council, Reliance Industries Ltd, India, 2021
- Trustee - Chair, Audit and Risk Committee, RAEng Board of Trustees, Royal Academy of Engineering, 2017 - 2020
- Trustee - Chair of Publishing Board, RSC Board of Trustees, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2016 - 2020
- Chair, UK Government Review of UK Offshore Oil and Gas Regulatory System, UK Department of Energy and Climate Change, 2012 - 2012
- Chair and Visiting Professor, Policy Board, Materials and Engineering Research Institute, Sheffield Hallam University, 1997 - 2005
- Member, Faraday Division Council, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2011-
- Member, Publishing Board and Science and Publications Sub-Committee, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2010-
- Member, Scientific Council, Institut Francais du Petrole, 2006-
Membership of Professional Bodies
- President, Institute of Chemical Engineers, 2014 - 2015
- Deputy President, Institution of Chemical Engineers, 2013 - 2014
- Member and Former President, British Society of Rheology
- Fellow, Energy Institute
- FIChemE, C Eng, CSci, Institution of Chemical Engineers
- Fellow, FREng, Royal Academy of Engineering
- FRSC, CChem, Royal Society of Chemistry
Fellowships
- FEI, Energy Institute, 2010
- Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, Royal Academy of Engineering, 2006
- FIChemE, Institution of Chemical Engineers, 2004
- FRSC, Royal Society of Chemistry, 1987
Editorial Boards
- Royal Society of Chemistry Publication Board, Chair
- Soft Matter, Member, 2004 - 2008
- Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 2009-, Member