English: Benjamin with Dr Karl at Science Show Brisbane,

Recognition and awards[edit]
In 2000, the Australian Financial Review Internet Awards awarded Kruszelnicki the Best Science and Technology Website.[14]
One of Kruszelnicki's more notable undertakings was his part in a research project on belly button fluff, for which he received the tongue-in-cheek Ig Nobel Prize in 2002.
He received the Australian Father of the Year award in 2003. In the 2001 honours list, he was awarded the Centenary Medal "for major service in raising public awareness of the importance of science and technology".[15]
In the 2006 honours list, he was made a Member of the Order of Australia.[16][17]
In 2006, the Australian Skeptics recognized him as the Australian Skeptic Of The Year.[3][18]
In 2012, Kruszelnicki was named as a National Living Treasure by the National Trust of Australia (NSW).[19]
Also in 2012, Main-belt asteroid 18412 Kruszelnicki was named in his honour.[20]

In 2014, Readers Digest readers voted Kruszelnicki as the ninth most trusted person in Australia[21]