The Society of Automotive Engineers has elected Dr Gautam T Kalghatgi of Shell Global Solutions in England [Images] to the prestigious status of SAE fellow.

He is a principal scientist at the Shell Global Solutions.

Dr Kalghatgi hails from Karnataka's Dharwad district and is an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. He got his doctorate from Bristol University, England.

The fellowship is the highest grade of membership bestowed by the SAE.

SAE honours about 20 recipients worldwide every year.