Title:
Professor of the Graduate School
Department:
Chemistry
Bio/CV:
- Born 1955
- B.A. LaSalle College (1977)
- Ph.D. Cornell University (1981)
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Northwestern University (1981-1983)
- DuPont Teaching Award, Department of Chemistry, Cornell University (1978)
- Cornell University College of Arts and Sciences Clark Teaching Award (1979)
- Rohm and Haas Summer Faculty Fellowship, 1984
- National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator (1984-1989)
- Prytanean Society Faculty Enrichment Award, 1986
- Exxon Fellowship for Solid State Chemistry, 1987
- Sloan Foundation Fellowship (1988-1990)
- Camille and Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award (1988)
- Distinguished Teaching Award, University of California (1991), Faculty Award for Women Scientists and Engineers, National Science Foundation (1991)
- Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory Technology Transfer Certification of Merit (1991)
- President's Chair for Teaching, University of California (1993-1996)
- Francis P. Garvan-John M. Olin Medal, American Chemical Society (1994), Catalyst Award, Chemical Manufacturers Association (1995)
- The Donald Sterling Noyce Prize for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching (1996)
- Iota Sigma Pi Award for Professional Excellence (1996)
- James Flack Norris Award for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching Chemistry (1998)