Education
| Institution | Years |
|---|---|
| University of Waterloo; Waterloo, Ontario | 1972-1976 |
| B.Sc. in Chemistry (Physics option) | May 1976 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Cambridge, Massachusetts | 1976-1980 |
| Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry. Thesis on "Laser Spectroscopy of Alkaline Earth Monohalides" supervised by Professor R. W. Field | 1981 |
Academic and Professional Appointments
| Institution | Years |
|---|---|
| Professor, Dept. of Chemistry, University of Waterloo |
2008-Present (Adjunct) |
| NSERC-Bomem-CSA-MSC Industrial Research Chair in Fourier Transform Spectroscopy | 2001-2006 |
| Professeur Visiteur, Université Libre de Bruxelles | 1997-1998 |
| Director, Guelph-Waterloo Centre for Graduate Work in Chemistry | 1994-1997 |
| Senior Research Scientist, Dept. of Chemistry, University of Arizona | 1991-2006 |
| Associate Professor, Dept. of Chemistry, University of Arizona | 1988-1990 |
| Assistant Professor, Dept. of Chemistry, University of Arizona | 1982-1988 |
| Research Associate, National Research Council of Canada's Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics; Ottawa, ON. Worked on infrared laser spectroscopy of free radicals and ions |
Nov.1980-Aug.1982 |
Honours and Awards
| Honour/Award | Years |
|---|---|
| 2013 Ashley Fellow, Trent University, Peterborough, ON, Canada | 2013 |
| Alan Berman Research Publication Award (Naval Research Lab) as a co-author of "Observations of increasing carbon dioxide concentration in Earth's thermosphere" | 2013 |
| Benedict Spectroscopy Award (from Elsevier Press on behalf of the Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer) | 2012 |
| University of Waterloo, College of Science, Distinguished Alumni Award | 2011 |
| Alouette Award of Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute (CASI) for ACE satellite (shared with V. Wehrle, G. Rumbold, I. Walkty, T. McElroy and M.-A. Soucy) | 2009 |
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Lectureships |
2002 2005 2010 |
| University of Waterloo , Excellence in Research Award | 2004 |
| Killam Research Fellowship | 1998-2000 |
| Broida Prize of the International Symposium on Free Radicals | 1997 |
| Fellow, Optical Society of America | 1992 |
| Camille and Henry Dreyfus Teacher Scholar | 1987-1992 |
| Alfred P. Sloan Fellow | 1987-1990 |
| Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Postgraduate Scholarship | 1976-1980 |
| Alumni Gold Medal, University of Waterloo | 1976 |
| Society of Chemical Industry Merit Award | 1976 |
| Chemical Institute of Canada Student Medal | 1975 |
| INCO Participating Scholarship | 1974-1976 |
| Chem 13 News Research Assistantship | 1972-1974 |