1. Student Choice Best Lecturer. Curtin University, Malaysia. 2019 and 2020.

2. N. W. M. Chin, Z.A. Jawad, B. L. F. Chin, P.C. Tan. Young researcher award Blend Cellulose acetate / multi-walled carbon nanotube mixed matrix membrane for CO₂/N₂ separation. 8th International Forum on Industrial Bioprocessing (IBA-IFIBiop 2019), 1^st-5^th May, Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia.

3. Elsevier Reviewer Recognition for Journal of Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 2019. (ISI Indexed, Impact factor: 6.158).

4. Elsevier Reviewer Recognition for Journal of Applied Energy, 2018. (ISI Indexed, Impact factor: 9.746).

5. American Chemical Society (ACS) Global Innovation Imperatives (Gii) Forum 2017 young scientist travel grant recipient.

6. R.J. Lee, Z.A. Jawad, A.L. Ahmad, H.B. Chua. Best paper award for Incorporation of functionalized MWCNTs into cellulose acetate butyrate polymeric matrix to enhance CO₂/N₂ separation in One Curtin International Postgraduate Conference (OCPC 2017), 10^th-12^th December, Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia. 

7. Elsevier Reviewer Recognition for Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineering, 2016. (ISI Indexed, Impact factor: 5.76).

8. Elsevier Reviewer Recognition for International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2016. (ISI Indexed, Impact factor: 6.953).

9. Z. A. Jawad, A. L. Ahmad, S. C. Low, T. L. Chew, S. H. S. Zein. Anugerah Sanggar Sanjung 2014 for the journal publication of Influence of solvent exchange time on mixed matrix membrane separation performance for CO₂/N₂ and a kinetic sorption study. Journal of Membrane Science.

10. A. L. Ahmad, Z. A. Jawad, S. C. Low, S. H. S. Zein. Anugerah Sanggar Sanjung 2014 for the journal publication of A cellulose acetate/multi-walled carbon nanotube mixed matrix membrane for CO₂/N₂ separation. Journal of Membrane Science, 451, 55-66.