Awards  & Fellowships
·    Charles M. Knight Lectureship, University of Akron, April 2013.

·    Elected as Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, November 2007.

·    Walter J. Chute Lectureship, Dalhousie University, October 1999.

·    1996 Gold Medal for "Excellence in Main Group Chemistry Research" from The International Council on Main Group Chemistry

·    Alexander von Humboldt Senior Research Prize, 1996

·    A. J. Garing Award, ΚΚΨ Iota Chapter, 1973

·    NSF Undergraduate Fellowship, 1972, 1973

Grants, and Contracts

· NSF “Ligand Design and Catalysis with Terrestrially Abundant Elements - An International Collaboration" with Prof. Matthias Tamm, Braunschweig, Germany. Pending.

· The Center for Sustainable Chemical Technology, National Science Foundation with Stephen S. Fong, Virginia Commonwealth U.; Frank Gupton – Virginia Commonwealth Chemistry and Biochemistry; D. Tyler McQuade (Co-PI) – Florida State U., Chemistry and Biochemistry. Pending.

· Solar Energy Capture and Photovoltaics Based on Novel Panchromatic Dyes. University of Alabama Research Stimulation Program 2011-2013

· Synthesis and Design of Dyes with Non-linear Optical Properties Lightwave Logic. Inc. 2010-2011

· DOE “Main Group Element Chemistry in Service of Hydrogen Storage and Activation” $1.25MM 1/1/05-12/31/10

· NSF “Synthesis and Chemistry of Unusual Valence Structures” $360M 6/04-12/07

· JSP “Core-to-Core Research Collaboration with Japan”

· HBFG “Einkristalldiffraktometer (Technische Universität – Braunschweig) “ $644M 06/05-06/08

· Merck Research Support, 1978-1982

· New and Unusual Bonding Systems and Silyl Esters of Inorganic Acids; National Science

Foundation CHE-7720862,1978-1981, 1981-1984

· Research Corporation Grant, 1977

· Du Pont Young Faculty Support, 1977

· ACS-PRF Type G Grant, 1977-1980