Background

  • Hon. B.Sc., McMaster University, 1962.
  • M.A., University of Toronto, 1963.
  • Ph.D.,University of Toronto, 1965.
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Imperial College, London (with Prof. G. Wilkinson, FRS, Nobel Laureate), 1965-67.
  • Assistant Professor, Queen's University, 1967-71
  • Associate Professor, Queen's University, 1971-79
  • Alexander von Humboldt Fellow, Technical University, Munich, 1975 (with Prof. E. O. Fischer, Nobel Laureate).
  • Fellow of the Chemical Institute of Canada, 1978.
  • Professor of Chemistry, Queen's University, 1979-2006
  • Chemistry Department Excellence in Teaching Award, 1982.
  • Alcan Lecture Award of the Chemical Institute of Canada, 1986.
  • Chemistry Department Excellence in Teaching Award, 1989.
  • Inducted into the McMaster University Sports Hall of Fame, 1997.
  • Prize for Excellence in Research, Queen's University, 1998.
  • Catalysis Award of the Chemical Institute of Canada, 2002.
  • Chemistry Department Excellence in Teaching Award, 2002.
  • Inaugural Inductee, Queen's University Athletic Coaches Hall of Fame, 2003.
  • Chemistry Department Excellence in Teaching Award, 2003.
  • Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, 2003.
  • Retired by Queen's in 2006: Emeritus Professor
  • Canadian Catalysis Lectureship of the Canadian Catalytic Foundation and the Chemical Institute of Canada, 2009.
  • Chemistry Department Excellence in Teaching Award, 2009.
  • McMaster University Distinguished Alumni Award, 2015.
  • Retired from active research; closed lab in 2017.