Dr. Abass was awarded Visiting Scientist Award by the President’s International Fellowship Initiative.(2023)

Dr. Abass was awarded the Top Reviewer Award for Waste Management Journal.

Dr. Abass was an Invited Fellow to the UNESCO-TWAS Sixteenth General Conference

Dr. Abass was an Invited Fellow to Commonwealth Science Conference

Dr. Abass was awarded the prestigious NTU Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Dr. Abass was awarded a grant of US$150,000 for the Development of multifunctional nanomaterials for water/wastewater treatment and environmental applications

Dr. Abass was awarded an Excellent International Graduate of the University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, China

Dr. Abass was awarded a Travel Grant Award by The World Academy of Science (TWAS) and Fondazione Internazionale Trieste, Italy

Dr. Abass was awarded a Travel Grant Award by the Society of Exploration Geophysicists, USA.

Dr. Abass was awarded a CAS-TWAS President Fellowship Award, China

Dr. Abass was awarded the Best Research Entrepreneur Central Bank of Nigeria/NYSC National Venture Award, Jos, Nigeria