Prof. Balkrushna A. Shah received the ?2018 Student Branch Advisor of the Year? Award at the 2019 ASHRAE Winter conference and AHR Expo held at Atlanta, Georgia, USA organised by ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers) in recognition of his outstanding service and leadership in fostering the growth and strength of the Nirma University Student Chapter. The award was presented to him at the Winter Conference in Atlanta, USA during 12-16 January, 2019.