Bhalla’s contribution on various aspects of basic and applied electronic ceramic materials research is detailed in his more than 700 journal publications, especially in pyroelectrics, piezoelectrics, tunable microwave dielectrics, relaxor ferroelectrics, bioferroics and size dependent properties of ferroics and multiferroics, among many others. Bhalla has organized over 70 scientific meetings, conferences and symposia in the field. He has served as Editor, Associate Editor, or as Editorial Board Members on J. Ferroelectrics, J. Integrated Ferroelectrics, J. Materials Research, J. Chem. Vapor Deposition, J. Intelligent Material Syst. & Structures, International J. of Inorganic Materials, and J. Advanced Dielectrics. An ACerS member since 1981, Bhalla has served as Chair of Electronics Division (1992-1993) and ACerS Trustee (1998-2002). Bhalla is recognized by the Society Fellow designation (1990), Edward C. Henry Award for ‘the best paper of last ten years’ (1993) and ACerS Global Ambassador Award (2016). He is also a member or Fellow of several other professional societies