Prof. Dr. Mona Lisa

2023: Selected as an Aspiring Women Leader (Cohort II), Pakistan Women Leadership in Higher Education Program, Michigan State University (MSU), USA.

2014: Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) Fellow, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany.

2012: GEM Foundation Member

2010: Foreign Affiliate Member, IRIS

2010: Regular Associate Member, ICTP (2010–2015)

2009: Awarded Research Productivity Allowance (RPA) by Pakistan Council for Science and Technology (PCST), Pakistan.

2009: Gold Medal in Earth Sciences, Pakistan Academy of Sciences (PAS), Pakistan.

2009: Member, Pakistan Academy of Sciences

2009: Ranked among the Top Geoscientists in Pakistan by the Pakistan Council for Science and Technology (PCST): 7th (2007), 12th (2009), and 4th (2012)

2007: Approved PhD Supervisor, Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan.

2007: Associate Member, Middle East Seismic Forum (MESF)

2007: Ranked among the Top Geoscientists in Pakistan by the Pakistan Council for Science and Technology (PCST): 7th (2007), 12th (2009), and 4th (2012)

2007: Ranked among the Top Geoscientists in Pakistan by the Pakistan Council for Science and Technology (PCST): 7th (2007), 12th (2009), and 4th (2012)

2006: Recognized as Pakistan's First PhD in Earthquake Seismology.

2006: Research featured in Nature News: "Portrait of the Seismologist as a Young Woman" (Nature, Vol. 440, March 2006).

2002: XIIIth Star Award of Excellence in Science and Technology, South Asia Publications.

1999: Gold Medal and Merit Certificate for securing First Position in M.Phil., Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad