HONORS AND AWARDS

1993–present University of Houston; Houston, TX

Camille and Henry Dreyfus New Faculty Award (1993-1998)

National Science Foundation CAREER Award (1995-2000)

Research Excellence Award at the Junior Faculty Level (1999)

--Awarded annually to one UH Junior Faculty member

Enron Teaching Excellence Award (1999)

--Awarded annually to four UH Faculty members

Houston Alumni Organization Outstanding Faculty Award (2000)

--Awarded annually to one UH Faculty member from each College

Omicron Delta Kappa (2002)

--National Leadership Honor Society

Undergraduate Research Mentoring Award (2006)

--Inaugural winner; awarded annually to one UH Faculty member

Phi Kappa Phi (2007)

--National All-Discipline Honor Society

1991–1993 California Institute of Technology; Pasadena, CA

NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship

1985–1991 Harvard University:

Levensen Teaching Award Finalist

Distinguished Teaching Award (twice)

1981–1985 Rice University; Houston, TX

B.A. Chemistry, Magna Cum Laude

Phi Beta Kappa

Z.W. Salsburg Award for Excellence in Chemistry

Sid Richardson College Fellow

Phi Lambda Upsilon

Max Roy Scholar

Robert A. Welch Foundation Undergraduate Fellow