Professional Service

• National Academy of Sciences. Editorial Board (Chemistry). 01/01/2021 - present
• ACS. Chair, Pacifichem Congress . 01/2011 - 12/2015
• ACS. Role: Member. Editorial Board, Chemical & Engineering News. 01/2001 - 01/2014
• ACS. Councillor, Salt Lake Section,. 01/1998 - present

Honors & Awards

• Awarded the American Institute of Chemists Gold Medal. 01/01/2021
• Elected Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. National Academy of Inventors, 12/2019
• Honorary Doctorate. Texas A&M University, 12/2016
• 2016 Chinese Government "International Cooperation Award in Science and Technology" (Chinese equivalent to the U.S. National Medal of Science). Chinese Government, 01/2016
• 2015 Chinese Government "Friendship Award" (Highest Chinese Award to foreigners). Chinese Government, 12/2015
• 2015 D.H.L. honoris causa, Doctor of Humane Letters, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois. 06/2015
• 2014 Award for International Scientific Cooperation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. 12/2014
• 2014 D.Sc. honoris causa, Honorary Doctorate, Technion, Haifa, Israel. 06/2014
• Priestley Medal. ACS , 07/2012
• National Medal of Science. NSF, 10/2011

In the Media

• local and national radio, TV and newspaper coverage of receipt of the National Medal of Science. 10/21/2011.