Yellowlees was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry in 2005 and an Honorary Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry in 2015.
 She became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2012.
and is also a Fellow of the Institute of Physics.

To mark the International Year of Chemistry, IUPAC selected 25 women including Yellowlees for the Distinguished Women Chemistry/Chemical Engineering Award.

She took over the presidency of the Royal Society of Chemistry on 4 July 2012 for a two-year term (she was succeeded by Professor Dominic Tildesley).

The National Portrait Gallery has two portraits of her.
 There is also a painting of her by Peter Edwards in Burlington House, the headquarters of the Royal Society of Chemistry.

Yellowlees was appointed MBE in 2005 for services to science and CBE  in the 2014 New Year Honours for services to chemistry.

Yellowlees holds Honorary Doctorates from Heriot-Watt University (awarded in 2012), and Edinburgh Napier University (awarded in 2016).

Yellowlees was named the University of Edinburgh Alumnus of the Year 2013 in honour of her research, leadership and her work as an advocate for women in STEM subjects.

In 2014, she was included in the BBC's 100 Women.
Yellowlees was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry in 2005 and an Honorary Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry in 2015.  She became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2012. and is also a Fellow of the Institute of Physics.
To mark the International Year of Chemistry, IUPAC selected 25 women including Yellowlees for the Distinguished Women Chemistry/Chemical Engineering Award.
She took over the presidency of the Royal Society of Chemistry on 4 July 2012 for a two-year term (she was succeeded by Professor Dominic Tildesley).
The National Portrait Gallery has two portraits of her.  There is also a painting of her by Peter Edwards in Burlington House, the headquarters of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Yellowlees was appointed MBE in 2005 for services to science and CBE  in the 2014 New Year Honours for services to chemistry.
Yellowlees holds Honorary Doctorates from Heriot-Watt University (awarded in 2012), and Edinburgh Napier University (awarded in 2016).
Yellowlees was named the University of Edinburgh Alumnus of the Year 2013 in honour of her research, leadership and her work as an advocate for women in STEM subjects.
In 2014, she was included in the BBC's 100 Women.
Lesley Yellowlees