Present Position:
2005-
Professor of Chemistry
Department of Chemistry and
Chemical
Biology
Baker Laboratory, Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853-1301
2001-2004 Associate Professor of Chemistry,
Cornell University
1994-2000 Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Cornell University
Education:
1986-1992 University
of California, Berkeley
Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry
under the direction of Prof.
Y. T. Lee
Thesis Title: "Reaction Dynamics and Photochemistry of Divalent
Systems"
1981-1986 University
of Waterloo, Canada
Honors Bachelor of Science Degree in Applied Chemistry
(Co-op option)
Research Background:
1992-1994 University
of Southern California, Los Angeles
Postdoctoral Research Associate with Prof.
C. Wittig
1992
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley
Postdoctoral Research Associate with Prof. Y. T. Lee
1986-1992 University of California, Berkeley
Graduate Research Assistant with Prof. Y.T. Lee
1985-1986 University of Waterloo, Canada
Undergraduate and Summer Research Assistant with Prof.
J.W. Hepburn
1983-1985 University
of Notre Dame
Undergraduate Co-op Research Assistant for 4 semesters
1982
Nalco Chemical, Burlington, Canada
Undergraduate Co-op Research Assistant for 2 semesters
Honors, Awards and Fellowships:
2000-2002 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow
1995-1998 ONR Young Investigator Award
NSF Faculty Early Career Development Award
1993
Elected Phi Beta Kappa
Member, Sigma Xi
1989
U.C. Berkeley Outstanding Teaching Award
1986-1990 NSERC (Canada) 1967 Science
and Engineering Research Fellowship
1986
NSERC (Canada) Summer Research Fellowship
1985
Bruker Spectrospin (Canada) Undergraduate Research Fellowship