Ashok Gadgil—Awards and Honors

Awards and Honors

Lemelson-MIT Award: Honored for lifetime achievements as the inventor and innovator who improves the lives of impoverished populations on the planet.; For more details, read the Lemelson-MIT press release and the Environmental Energy Technologies Division news release.

Zayed Future Energy Prize: Lifetime Achievement Award for impact, innovation, long-term vision, and leadership, relating to sustainability, environmental stewardship, and renewable energy.; For more details, visit the Zayed Future Energy Prize homepage and the LBNL News Release.

European Inventor Award: Dr. Gadgil and collaborator Vikas Garud were named the top winners in the Non-European category, for UVWaterworks. This is considered the most prestigious prize for innovation in Europe, with sponsorship from the EU and the European Patent Office.; For more details, visit the European Inventor Award 2011 winners page and the associated press release.

Olympus Lifetime of Educational Innovation Award: For having demonstrated a sustained contribution throughout his career to stimulating and inspiring innovative thinking in students in his own university and throughout academia.; Award presented by Olympus, based on the selection made by the non-profit National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA).

"Sustainability Pioneer Award" from SAG/SAM of Zurich, Switzerland: For pioneering efforts with the private sector in support of sustainability on the planet.
One of the top 10 global innovators in water technologies selected by NASA and USAID.: Launch.org

The Heinz Award for the Environment: Award citation is for "Research, Innovation and Humanism".
2009-14 Distinguished Chair of Safe Water and Sanitation, UC Berkeley.
Outstanding Mentor Award: By the Office of Science, U.S. Department of Energy.

Campus Sustainability Award: For "Outstanding Faculty Contribution to Campus Sustainability" by the Chancellors Advisory Committee on Sustainability. UC Berkeley.

Global Citizen Award by the United Nations Association of USA (East Bay Chapter): For "individual efforts to ensure that your invention is in place and functioning ... thereby saving lives and improving the quality of life of the beneficiaries."
Popular Mechanics Magazine, "Breakthrough Award": For the Berkeley-Darfur Stove.
UC Berkeley Chancellor's Award for Faculty Public Service: "For outstanding leadership and commitment to service-learning."

Honored by the Museum of Science and Technology, Chicago: As one of 40 living exemplars of the spirit of Leonardo da Vinci in modern America.

Trendsetter, Public Works Magazine: For inexpensive safe drinking water solutions for developing countries.
Outstanding Performance Award by LBNL: For invention and development of a method for arsenic removal from drinking water, using coated coal ash.

"Tech Laureate" award by the Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose: In the health category, for development and implementation of innovative technology to improve societal health.
Outstanding Technology Transfer Award by the Federal Laboratory Consortium of DOE: For protecting against chemical and biological threats to buildings, facilities and occupants.

One of the 35 top American inventors featured in the book "Inventing Modern America", Brown, MIT Press.

Outstanding Performance Award by LBNL: For invention and development of Computed Tomography of indoor tracer gases.
Outstanding Technology Transfer Award by the Federal Laboratory Consortium of DOE: For UVWaterworks.

Featured scientist in Smithsonian Institution's program "Innovative Lives" at the National Museum of American History.

Discover Award: For the most significant invention in Environment category for 1995: "UV Waterworks," an inexpensive and rugged device to disinfect drinking water for developing world communities.
"Best of What is New — 1996" award by Popular Science Magazine: For UV Waterworks.

Pew Fellowship in Conservation and the Environment: A 3-year $150,000 award by the Pew Scholars Program for work on Energy Efficiency Policy in Developing Countries.