* Tribology Gold Medal, Institution of Mechanical Engineers (2013)
*ACS National Award in Colloid and Surface Chemistry (2009)
* Named by the AICHE as one of the “One Hundred Chemical Engineers of the Modern Era (2008)
* Honorary Degree of Doctor of Engineering – University of South Florida (2007)
* Honorary Degree of Doctor sc. h.c. - ETH Zurich (2006)
* Schlumberger Visiting Professor – University of Oxford, UK (2005)
* MRS Medal, awarded for recent work on adhesion and friction (2004)
* Elected to the US National Academy of Sciences in the area of Engineering Science (2004)
* Elected Fellow of the American Physical Society in the area of Biological Physics (2004)
* Adhesion Society Award for “excellence in adhesion science (2003)
* Fellow of the Royal Society (1988)
* Matthew Flinders Medal and Lecture (1986)
* David Syme Research Prize (1983)
* (FAA) (Elected a fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (1982)
* Pawsey Medal (1977)