1. The 1991 Water Research Award for the best engineering thesis in the field of water treatment and pollution control. Organization: vzw Water, Energie en Leefmilieu (WEL). The award comprises an honorary certificate and a prize of 50,000 BEF.

2. The 1994 Exxon-VJC Lecture Award for the best oral presentation at the 2th Flemish Jouth Congres of Chemistry (Antwerp (Belgium), 9 March 1994). Organisation: Royal Flemisch Chemical Society (KVCV). The award comprises an honorary certificate and a prize of 5,000 BEF.

3. The 1998 KULeuven Research Council Award 1998 for the best young researcher of the Catholic University of Leuven. Organization: Research Council of Leuven University. The award comprises an honorary certificate and a price of 200,000 BEF.

4. The 2004 EFCATS School Lecturer Award for the best lecturer of the 3rd EFCATS School on Catalysis, 21.09-26.09.04 (Ustron, Poland). Organisation: The European Federation of Catalysis Societies (EFCATS). The award comprises an honorary certificate.

5. Elected as Member of the Young Academy (DJA; https://www.dejongeakademie.nl/nl) (2005).

6. The 2006 KNCV Gold Medal for the best researcher in the entire field of chemistry in the Netherlands. Organization: Royal Dutch Chemical Society (KNCV). The award comprises an honorary certificate, a gold medal and a unique art object.

7. The 2007 DECHEMA Award in recognition of excellent contributions to the development of combined in situ spectroscopic methods and their application to industrial catalytic processes. The award comprises an honorary certificate, a gold medal and a prize of 20,000 Euro. Organization: The Max Buchner Research Foundation of the German Organization of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology.

8. Elected as Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC; https://www.rsc.org) (2009).

9. The 2009 CATSA Eminent Visitor Award for his contributions to catalysis in particular those aimed to characterize catalysts at working conditions. Organization: The Catalysis Society of South Africa (CATSA). The award, given to distinguished researchers in the field of catalysis, consists of an honorary certificate and the opening plenary lecture at the yearly CATSA conference, as well as giving a series of lectures at major South-African universities and institutes involved in catalysis research (i.e., Universities of Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Johannesburg, Witwatersrand and Kwazulu Natal and Sasol).

10. Elected as Member of the Netherlands Academy of Technology and Innovation (NATI; https://www.acti-nl.org) (2009).

11. The 2009 Netherlands Catalysis and Chemistry Award. This 5-yearly award is given for outstanding contributions to the fundamental understanding and use of catalysis in the Netherlands and Belgium in the preceding 10 years. Organization: The Organization of Dutch Catalysis Industries (VIRAN) and the Catalysis Section of the Royal Dutch Chemical Society (KNCV). The award consists of a plaque and a prize of 10,000 Euro.

12. Elected as Member of the Royal Holland Society of Sciences (KHMW; https://khmw.nl) (2010).

13. Elected as Member of the European Academy of Science (Academia Europaea; https://www.ae-info.org) (2010).

14. The 2011 Paul H. Emmett Award in Fundamental Catalysis. This 2-yearly award is given in recognition for the pioneering development and use of in-situ spectroscopic methods to probe catalytic solids at the micrometer and nanometer scale during their activation and function. Organization: The North American Catalysis Society (NACS). The award consists of a plaque and a prize of 5,000 USD.

15. Elected as Member of the Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences (KNAW; https://knaw.nl/nl) (2011).

16. The 2012 International Catalysis Award. This 4-yearly award is given in recognition for the pioneering development and use of in-situ micro- and nano-spectroscopy to probe catalytic solids at work. Organization: International Association of Catalysis Societies (IACS). The award consists of a plaque and a prize of 5,000 Euro.

17. The 2013 Vladimir N. Ipatieff Lectureship in Catalysis. This named lectureship, established in 1988 by Northwestern University (USA), aims to enhance the educational experience of graduate students and postdoctoral researchers by sponsoring extended, up to one month, visits by internationally distinguished researchers in catalysis. This recognition consists of a plaque, a prize of 5,000 USD and 5,000 USD for covering travel and housing costs.

18. The 2013 Bourke Award for his highly innovative contributions to the understanding of the functioning of catalytic solids using spectroscopic methods. Organization: The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). The award consists of £ 2000 and a medal. Also a lectureship is associated with the Award.

19. The 2013 Spinoza Award for his inspiring and breakthrough research in the field of catalysis. Organization: Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO). The award consists of a plaque, art object and research grant of 2.5 million euros. The Spinoza Award is the highest scientific award within the Netherlands.

20. Elected as Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. (2014) Organization: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). For his distinguished contributions to the understanding of catalytic phenomena through the delelopment and use of spatiotemporal spectroscopy methods, and their application to catalyst design.

21. Elected as Member of the The Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Sciences and Arts (KVAB) (2015).

22. Appointed as Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion. (2015). Highest civil Royal distinction for service to science and society within the Netherlands.

23. The 2017 Tanabe Prize for Acid-Base Catalysis. The award, named after the prominent Japane scientist Kozo Tanabe, is awarded every 4 years and consists of a plaque, an honorarium of 2000 USD and a travel budget to give a plenary lecture at the 8th International Symposium on Acid-Base Catalysis in Rio de Janeiro. The prize is awarded for “groundbreaking work on chemical imaging of Brønsted acid sites and related catalytic chemistry within zeolite-based materials, a research field that paves the way towards the rational design of new and improved chemical processes.”

24. The 2017 Xing Da Lectureship of Peking University. The award, worth an honorarium of 5000 USD and a travel budget, is awarded to a distinguished scholar in the field of chemistry and molecular engineering. The lecture entitled “Hunting for the Hidden Chemistry in Solid Catalysts: Towards a Molecular Movie” was given on November 17, and was accompanied by a lecture tour through different academic institutions in Shanghai and Beijing.

25. The 2018 Certificate for Achievements of the Christoffel Plantin fund (Belgium) for his contributions to the prestige and appeal of Belgium in foreign countries from the Belgian Ambassador in the Netherlands.

26. Elected as Fellow of ChemPubSoc Europe. (2015) (https://www.chemistryviews.org/details/ezine/5933071/ ChemPubSoc_Europe_Fellows_Program.html).

27. The 2018 Robert B. Anderson Award of the Canadian Catalysis Society. The award, named after the prominent Canadian catalysis researcher, is awarded every two years and consists of a travel budget of 5000 CDND to give two plenary lectures and an honorarium of 1500 CDND. The award is given for “for his excellent contributions to the fundamental understanding of the functioning of solid catalysts and the related development of advanced microscopy and spectroscopy methods”.

28. The 2019 Karl Ziegler Lectureship Award of the The Max-Planck Institut für Kohlenforschung. The “Karl Ziegler Gastprofessur” is named after the Nobel laureate who shared together with Giulio Natta the prize for the discovery for polypropylene and the related catalysts to produce these plastics. The prize consists of a certificate and a monetary award of 5.000 Euro. The award is accompanied by giving a public lecture and two lectures for PhD students, postdoctoral students as well as academic staff.

29. The 2019-2020 Charles Casey Lecturship Award in Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry of the University of Madison at Wisconsin. This annual award is given to international sholars with great visibility in inorganic and organometallic chemistry. The prize consists of a certificate and a monetary award of 5.000 USD. The award is accompanied by giving two lectures for PhD students, postdoctoral students as well as academic staff of the department of chemistry of the University of Madison at Wisconsin.

30. Honorary Fellow of the Chinese Chemical Society (2020). This lifetime appointment is the highest honor of the Chinese Chemical Society (CCS) bestowed upon an individual and is granted to the most distinguished chemists from around the world, who have made significant contributions to the advancement of chemistry, as well as to the development of chemistry in China and the Society.

31. Frontiers Award of the Max-Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion (2022). This annual award is given to an internationally outstanding and renowned scientist. The prize used to be awarded for excellent research work in the field of "Bioinorganic Chemistry". After the Max-Planck Institute was renamed in 2012, the prize was and is still given for achievements in the research area of "Chemical Energy Conversion". The award is accompanied by giving a public lecture. 

32. Chemistry Europe Award (2023). This inaugural award is given “for outstanding achievements and leadership in the field of sustainable chemistry and catalysis research.” The award is initiated by Chemistry Europe, an association of 16 chemical societies from 15 European countries, to recognize outstanding contributions to chemistry. The award includes prize money of EUR 10,000 and a certificate. 

33. Honorary Professorship and Peiyang Lectureship at Tianjin University (Tianjin, China) (2023). On November 14, 2023, Bert Weckhuysen, was appointed as an Honorary Professor at the School of Chemical Engineering of Tianjin University (China). Gong Jinlong, Vice President of Tianjin University, Professor Fan Xiaobin, Dean of the School of Chemical Engineering, and representatives of teachers and students attended the awarding ceremony.

34.     Honorary Professorship at East China University of Science & Technology (Shanghai, China) (2023). On November 17, 2023, Professor Bert Weckhuysen was appointed as an Honorary Professor at the School of Chemical Engineering of East China University of Science & Technology (ECUST). Professor Xuan Fuzhen, President of ECUST, attended and awarded the Honorary Professorship. 

35.     Doctor Honoris Causa from Ghent University (Ghent, Belgium) (2024). On March 22, 2024, Professor Bert Weckhuysen will receive an honorary doctorate for his contribution in the field of chemistry, catalysis and analytical sciences. Promotores are professors Veronique Van Speybroeck and professor Kevin Van Geem.