• Catedra Patrimonial Level II (CONACYT, Mexico): 1995-1997.

• National Researcher (SNI), Mexico: Level I (1997-2003).

• National Researcher (SNI), Mexico: Level II (2004-2007).

• National Researcher (SNI), Mexico: Level II (2008-2010).

• National Researcher (SNI), Mexico: Level III (2011-2015).

• Received State Science and Technology Award, State Council of Science and Technology (CECyT), Puebla, Mexico, October 2003.

• Special recognition by the University of Sonora, for Contribution in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology in Mexico, at the Nanotech 2009.

• Brain Pool Fellow of the Korean Ministry of Science and Technology, 2008-2009.

• Reviewer of more than 65 International and National Journals: Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, Optical Materials, Journal of New Materials for Electrochemical Applications, Materials Science and Engineering B, Energy and Environmental Sci., Nanoscale, etc.

• Listed in Marquis Who's Who in the World (2000 - till date); Member of Who's Who Historical Society of Professionals, since 2004.

• Member of Mexican Surface Science and Vacuum Society; Mexican Crystallography Society; Mexican Physics Society; Mexican Academy of Science; Mexican Academy of Materials.

• Excellence in Computation Basic and Programming, IEEE, Kharagpur chapter, India, 1987.

• Doctoral examination commettee member, Bharathiar University, India (1998-till date).

• Doctoral and master's examination commettee member, UNAM, Mexico, (2002-till date).

• Project evaluator of the National Science and Technology Council (CONACyT), Mexico (1998-till date).

• Project evaluator of the National Council of Science and Technology (CONICyT), Argentina, 2007-2010.

• Member of review committee of "State Science and Technology Award", Quintana Roo state, Mexico (2007).

• Member of review committee of Scientific Projects, Universidad de Iberoamericana, Mexico, 2008.

• Member of the Scientific Committee of NANOEULA (Nanotechnology Consortium between EU and Latin America).