Rao represented India at many international conferences on scientific development including UN conferences on peaceful uses of atomic energy. He also served on the editorial and advisory boards of many scientific journals including many international journals of repute.[2]
Recognition of his services to the nation has brought Rao many awards and honours:
FICCI Award for outstanding achievement in Engineering in 1976, *National design Award from Institution of Engineers (India) in 1977,
Outstanding Scientist Award from A.P. Academy of Science in 1988, Prof.
Nayudamma Memorial Gold Medal in 1989.
A.S.Rao Nagar (near ECIL) in Secunderabad was named in his honour
Postal stamp was released on 16 November 2014 on the occasion of his birth centenary.
Legacy
A. S. Rao Nagar is a major suburb of Hyderabad named after Rao.[4] A biography titled The Man with a Vision was written on Rao by his friend D. Mohana Rao.[5]
^ ab"Padma Awards"(PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original(PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.