Awards & Honors

S.No.	Awards & honors
1.	Prof. Rakhi Chaturvedi has been felicitated along with the letter of appreciation from Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati on completing two decades of service (September 2024).
2.	Prof. Rakhi Chaturvedi has Featured in a Compendium on “Women in STEM: Vanguards of India@75” at the first CII (Confederation of Indian Industry) “Women in STEM Summit” July 2022.
3.	Prof. Rakhi Chaturvedi has been honored with “Distinguished Service Award”  instituted by Society of In Vitro Biology (SIVB) during 2022 In Vitro Biology Meeting at San Diego, California, USA 2022.
4.	Prof. Rakhi Chaturvedi has been recognised by the Office of the Principal Scientific Advisor, Government of India and British High Commission, New Delhi among the top 75 Indian Women in STEAM. She will be featured in the Second edition of the "She Is" series - ‘She Is – 75 Indian Women in STEAM' , 2022.
5.	Prof. F.C. Steward Memorial Lecture Award, by Plant Tissue Culture Association-INDIA (PTCA-I) in 42nd Annual Meeting of Plant Tissue Culture Association-INDIA (PTCA-I) & International Symposium on Advances in Plant Biotechnology and Genome Editing-2021 (APBGE-2021) , 2021.
6.	Academic Review Committee Member, International Conference on Agrticulture and Human Development in India: Indigenous Practices, Scientific views and Sustainability, organised by IGNOU & IITG, at IIT Guwahati, Assam, India, 2017.
7.	Editor, Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology (Publisher- Springer)
8.	Editor, Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Reviews (Publisher- Taylor & Francis)
9.	Associate Editor, In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology- Plant (Publisher- Springer)
10.	"Newton-Bhabha Leading Women Scientist Award in Crop and Agricultural Sciences 2016” instituted jointly by DBT, India and Cambridge University, UK, for her contribution in teaching and research, 2016.
11.	National Jury Member, India Innovation Initiative (i-3) a national level competition jointly organized by, AICTE, CII and DST with an aim to expend and strengthen entrepreneurial ecosystem of the country, 2015.
12.	Selected for UNESCO “one month lab revisit” program at OSAKA University, Japan, 2012.
13.	Overseas Travel Award by DBT, New Delhi, to present research finding in “2012 World Congress on In Vitro Biology” organized by Society for In Vitro Biology (SIVB), USA, at Bellevue, Washington, USA, 2012.
14.	Recipient of prestigious “Prof. Y. S. Murty Gold Medal 2011” of Indian Botanical Society (IBS), 2011.
15.	Overseas Travel Award by DST, New Delhi, India, to present research finding in “In Vitro Biology Meeting" organized by Society for In Vitro Biology (SIVB), USA, at Charleston, South Carolina, USA, 2009.
16.	Overseas Travel Award by CCSTDS, Chennai (A unit of INSA, New Delhi), India, to present research paper in "In Vitro Biology Meeting" organized by Society for In Vitro Biology (SIVB), USA, at Charleston, South Carolina, USA, 2009.
17.	Young Scientist Research Grant Award by DST, New Delhi, India, to carry out research at IIT Guwahati, 2006-2009.
18.	Research Associate (RA) Fellowship by CSIR, New Delhi, India, to pursue Post-Doctoral work, 2003-2004.

Membership of the Societies

S.No	Member of the Societies
1.	Member, The Society for Biotechnology, Japan (SBJ) - January
2.	Member, International Society for In Vitro Biology, USA
3.	Member, National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI)
4.	Member of the prestigious society - Plant Tissue Culture Association (India) (PTCA-I)
5.	Life Member, Society of Biological Chemists, India (SBCI)
6.	Life Member, The Biotech Research Society (BRSI), India
7.	Life Member, International Society of Plant Morphologists, India and Delhi University Botanical Society
8.	Life Member, Indian Botanical Society (IBS), India
9.	Member, Research Journal of Chemistry and Environment, India, 2009
10.	Member, Research Journal of Biotechnology, 2008
11.	DBT Nominee for Institutional Biosafety Committee at North-East Institute of Science & Technology (NEIST), Formerly RRL Jorhat
12.	DBT Nominee for Institutional Biosafety Committee at North-East Institute of Science & Technology (NEIST), Formerly RRL Jorhat

Overseas visits

S.No	Duration From	Duration   To	The country of visit	Purpose of visit
1.	08/06/2019	12/06/2019	Tampa, Florida, USA	To present a research paper and deliver a Keynote address in 2019 In Vitro Biology Meeting organized by Society for In Vitro Biology (SIVB), USA
2.	19/08/2018	24/08/2018	Dublin, Ireland	To attend International Association for Plant Biotechnology Conference
3.	31/07/2018	04/08/2018	Kona, Hawaii	To attend Annual meeting of International Plant Propagators’ Society (IPPS), USA
4.	02/06/2018	06/06/2018	St Loius, Missouri, USA	To present a research paper and deliver a Keynote address in 2018 In Vitro Biology Meeting organized by Society for In Vitro Biology (SIVB), USA
5.	30/03/2018	31/03/2018	National Chung Hsing University (NCHU), Taiwan R.O.C	To deliver an Invited talk at National Chung Hsing University (NCHU), Taiwan R.O.C
6.	10/06/2017	14/06/2017	Raleigh, North Carolina, USA	To present a research paper in 2017 In Vitro Biology Meeting organized by Society for In Vitro Biology (SIVB), USA
7.	17/10/2017	20/10/2017	Wilsonville, Oregon, USA	To present a research paper in International Plant Propagation Society (IPPS), USA
8.	22/05/2017	24/05/2017	Tallin University of Technology, Tallin, Estonia	To participate in Interweave meeting to foster Indo-Europe collaboration in Academics and Research
9.	06/10/2016	08/10/2016	London, UK	To attend 2nd Global Summit on Plant Science as Speaker
10.	25/08/2016	29/08/2016	Singapore	To coordinate interactive meetings for admission of International students in IITs through JEE 2017 and GATE 2017 examinations to be held in Singapore as per the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India Initiative
11.	04/09/2016	10/09/2016	Clare College, University of Cambridge, UK	To receive Newton-Bhabha Fund award: UK-India Programme for Women in Plant and Crop Sciences, part of the bilateral collaboration between Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology and Cambridge University, UK
12.	03/08/2016	06/08/2016	Kyoto Institute of Technology, Japan	To attend a joint-symposium of Kyoto Institute of Technology and IIT Guwahati as resource person and speaker
13.	30/07/2016	02/08/2016	Gifu University, Japan	To attend a Joint-symposium of Gifu University and IIT Guwahati as resource person and speaker
14.	14/07/2016	15/07/2016	Brisbane, Australia	To attend 4th International Conference on Plant Genomics as Speaker and to Chair a Session
15.	21/06/2016	23/06/2016	Heidelberg University, Germany	To participate and represent IIT Guwahati in a meeting at Heidelberg University to foster Indo-German collaboration on academics and research
16.	11/06/2016	15/06/2016	San Diego, California, USA	To present a research paper in 2016 World Congress on In Vitro Biology organized by Society For In Vitro Biology (SIVB), USA
17.	15/06/2013	19/06/2013	The Omni Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA	To present a research paper in In Vitro Biology Meeting organized by Society for In Vitro Biology (SIVB)
18.	02/06/2013	07/06/2013	Coimbra University, Portugal, Lisbon	To present a research paper in 8th IVCHB 2013 International Symposium on In Vitro Culture and Horticultural Breeding organized by International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)
19.	28/08/2012	28/09/2012	Osaka University, Osaka, Japan	UNESCO Lab visit program to rebuild-up / expand networks among UNESCO alumni researchers and to develop collaborative research and academic activities between the two countries, India and Japan, and also UNESCO partner countries
20.	03/06/2012	07/06/2012	Seattle, Washington, USA	To present a research paper in 2012 World Congress on In Vitro Biology organized by Society For In Vitro Biology (SIVB)
21.	03/12/2010	05/12/2010	Dhaka University, Dhaka, Bangladesh	To present a research paper in 6th International Plant Tissue Culture & Biotechnology Conference organized by Bangladesh Association for Plant Tissue Culture & Biotechnology (BAPTC&B)
22.	01/06/2010	06/06/2010	St. Louis, Missouri, USA	To present a research paper in 12th World Congress of the International Association of Plant Biotechnologist (IAPB) and 2010 In Vitro Biology Meeting organized by Society for In Vitro Biology (SIVB)
23.	14/06/2008	18/06/2008	Tucson, Arizona, USA	To present a research paper in 2008 World Congress on In Vitro Biology organized by Society For In Vitro Biology (SIVB)

Miscellaneous

S.No	Reviewer of following Journals
1.	Plant Cell reports
2.	In vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology- Plant
3.	Plant Science
4.	Crop Science
5.	Bioresource Technology
6.	Annals of Botany
7.	Horticultural Science
8.	Physiologia Plantarum
9.	Molecules
10.	Plant Biosystems
11.	Planta Medica
12.	Scientia Horticulturae
13.	Plant Signaling and Behavior
14.	American Journal of Experimental Agriculture
15.	Industrial Crops and Products
16.	Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences