Karan Venayagamoorthy has been appointed as an Honorary Professor in the School of Engineering at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) in South Africa. Karan received his BS and MS degrees in Civil Engineering from UKZN. The honorary professor is given to a distinguished teacher and/or researcher who is not a member of the faculty of UKZN.

The purpose of the honorary appointment is to enable the University of KwaZulu-Natal to engage the services of distinguished teachers and researchers, on an honorary basis, and to accord them titles befitting their academic status. The conferment of an appropriate honorary title will bring honor both to the teachers and/or researchers and to the University (UKZN).