He moved to the Australian National University in 1990 to join the newly established Department of Electronic Materials Engineering in the Research School of Physics.
In 2016, he received the Nick Holonyak, Jr. Award, "For pioneering and sustained contributions to quantum-well, quantum-dot and nanowire optoelectronic devices and their integration.
"[17] He was named a Companion of the Order of Australia for eminent services to physics and engineering in the Australia Day Honours 2016,[18][19] and received the UNESCO medal[20] for his contributions to nanoscience and nanotechnologies, and the 2019 Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal from the Australian Academy of Science[21] 2019 was the same year he received the Beattie Steel Medal,[22] Australian Optical Society, and the IEEE Education Award of Electron Devices Society 2, 2019.
In 2020, he was elected an international member of the National Academy of Engineering for contributions to nanotechnology for optoelectronic devices.
[23] In 2023, the President of India conferred on Jagadish the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award for his “contributions to science and technology and education".
[24] He was made a Foreign Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences[25] and elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of New South Wales in 2024.