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Personal Data Born: January 27, 1947 in Hartford, Connecticut Education 1965-1969, Yale University, B.S., Chemistry 1969-1973, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Ph.D. in Chemistry, Research Advisor: Professor J. I. Steinfeld Current Positions 2008-present, Peter J. W. Debye Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University 2014-present, Professor, Emeritus, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology Previous Professional Experience 1973-1975, University of California, Berkeley, Postdoctoral Fellow with Professor C.B. Moore 1975-1981, Cornell University, Assistant Professor of Chemistry 1980-2008, Member, Field of Applied Physics, Cornell University 1981-1985, Cornell University, Associate Professor of Chemistry 1982, Visiting Scientist, Max-Planck Institute for Quantum Optics 1985-2008, Member, Cornell Center for Materials Research 1985-1999, Cornell University, Professor of Chemistry 1986, Visiting Professor, Columbia University 1987, Visiting Professor, Columbia University 1989, Visiting Scientist, Institute for Molecular Science, Okazaki, Japan 1991-1997, Senior Editor, The Journal of Physical Chemistry 1997-2001, Cornell University, Chairman, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology 1999-2008, Cornell University, Peter J. W. Debye Professor of Chemistry 2001, Visiting Professor, University of Rome "La Sapienza" 2002-2005, Senior Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences 2003, Visiting Scholar, University of California, Berkeley 2004-2008, Member, Kavli Institute at Cornell University for Nanoscale Science 2007-2014, Dean, College of Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology 2008-2014, Professor, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology Organizational Membership American Physical Society Sigma Xi American Chemical Society American Association for the Advancement of Science Optical Society of America New York Academy of Sciences Alpha Chi Sigma Awards, Honors, and Other Activities Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow, 1979-1981 Camille and Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award, 1980 J. Simon Guggenheim Fellow, 1986-1987 Advisory Board, The Journal of Physical Chemistry, 1988-1990 Editorial Board, The Journal of Chemical Physics, 1989-1991 Elected Fellow of the American Physical Society, 1989 Herbert P. Broida Prize of the American Physical Society, 2001 Elected Fellow of the AAAS, 2002 American Academy of Arts and Sciences, elected 2003 Elected Fellow of the ACS, 2011 Ralph and Jewell Gretzinger "Moving Forward" Award (diversity development), College of Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2013. Departmental Committees, Cornell Underclass Advisor, 1975-1983, 1986-present Major Advisor, 1983-present New Graduate Students, 1976-1979 Chemistry Affairs, 1975-1978 Research Equipment Proposal, 1977-1979 Graduate Student Admissions, 1978-1979, 1995 Laser Facility, 1978-1985 NSF-URP, 1976-1978 Electronics, 1977-1978 ACS Secretary-Treasurer, Cornell Section, 1979-1981 Safety, 1979-1980, 1992-1994 Laboratory Equipment, 1978-1979 Inorganic Search, 1982-1983 Departmental Facilities, 1983-1984, 1993-1994 Debye Lecture, 1983-1986 Teaching Evaluation, 1982-1985, 1989-1993 Building and Space, 1987-1988 General Colloquium, 1987-1988 Awards, 1990-1993, 1997-2002 Planning Priorities, 1989-2001 Curriculum and Scholarship, 1993-1995 Physical Chemistry Search, 1993 Promotion and Tenure, 1991, 1992, 1993 New Building Coordination, 2001-2002 College of Arts and Sciences, Cornell Committees Arts and Sciences College Admissions, 1979-1983 Academic Records, 1982-1985 Educational Policy, 1985-1988 Dean's ad hoc committees (tenure review), 1983,1984,1990-1992 Arts and Sciences College Nominating Committee, 1987-88 Dean's Advisory Committee on Appointments, 1994-1997 Search Committee, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, 1995-1996 Agenda Committee (Chair), 1998-2000 Faculty Salary Improvement committee, 2000-2001 Cornell University Committees Faculty Council of Representatives, 1984-1985 Faculty Committee on Music, 1983-1988 (chairman 1987-88) Laser Safety, 1982-present Commission on Undergraduate Education, Subcommittee on Institutional Organization and Governance, Chairman, 1987-1990 Professor-At-Large Selection Committee, 1997-1999 Cornell Research Council, 1997-1998 Cornell Center for Materials Research, Executive Committee, 1997-2001, 2005 Cornell Nanofabrication Facility Executive Committee, 1998-2001 Nominations and Elections Committee, 1998-2001 Center for the Environment Research Steering Committee, 2001-2004 Local Advisory Council to the Vice Provost for Research, 2001-2004 Biogeochemistry and Biocomplexity Initiative Executive Committee, 2001- President's Academic Cabinet, 2002-2003 Life Sciences Dean's Committee, 2002-2005 Cornell Nanofabrication Facility Director Search, 2004-2005 Provost Diversity Postdoctoral Fellowship Selection Committee, 2004-2005 National/International Activities ACS Secretary Treasurer, Cornell Section, 1979-1981 NRC Advisory Committee to the Army Research Office, 1981-1984 Co-Chairman, Gordon Research Conference on Molecular Energy Transfer, 1985 Sigma Xi, Cornell Chapter, Vice President 1984-1985, President 1985-1986 APS Division of Chemical Physics reporter for Physics News in 198x, 1986-1991 ACS Division of Physical Chemistry Alternate Councilor 1988-1991 Sigma Xi Lectureships Committee, 1987-1991 International Laser Science Organizing Committee 1990-1994, Program Vice-Chair 1991, Program Chair 1992, Conference Vice-Chair 1993, Chairman 1994 Quantum Electronics Laser Science Organizing Committee 1990-1991, 1995 External Review Committee, Columbia University, Department of Chemistry, April 1991 ACS Committee on Professional Training, Visiting Associate, 1989-present NAS/NRC Planning Committee on Free Electron Lasers, 1993-1994 Associated Universities, Inc., Brookhaven Visiting Committee, 1994-1999 DOE Review Committee for CEBAF, May 11-12, 1995 Laser Science Topical Group Fellowship Committee, 1995 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Program Committee, 1995 External Review Committee, Department of Chemistry, Ohio State University, 1995-1997 APS, Division of Laser Science, Vice-Chair 1995-1996, Chair-Elect 1996-1997, Chair 1997-1998 ACS Executive Committee, Division of Physical Chemistry, 1996-1999 Sandia National Laboratories, Combustion Research Facility User Executive Committee, 1998-1999, Chair (1998-1999) Brookhaven Science Associates, Brookhaven National Laboratories Science and Technology Steering Committee, 1998-2005 Selection Committee for APS Earl K. Plyler Prize, 1999-2000 ACS Division of Physical Chemistry Alternate Councilor 1999-2002 DOE Basic Energy Sciences Council on Chemical Sciences, 2001-2003 Director-At-Large, Alpha Chi Sigma, Tau Chapter Corporation, 2001-present Co-organizer (with H. F. Davis), "Frontiers in Chemical Dynamics," a symposium at the ACS meeting, Orlando, April 7-11, 2002. Co-organizer (with J. Eberly), APS Division of Laser Science, "New Laser Scientists Conference," October 13, 2001, Long Beach California Search Committee, Chemistry Department Chair, Brookhaven National Laboratory, 2001. Advisory Committee, Gordon Research Conference on Molecular Energy Transfer, Ventura, California, January, 2005 APS Division of Laser Science, Nominating Committee, chair, 2005 APS Division of Chemical Physics Nominating Committee, 2005, chair, 2006 Visiting Committee, Brown University Department of Chemistry, March 11-12, 2010 Courses Taught At Cornell: General Chemistry (Chemistry 215, Chemistry 208) Physical Chemistry I, II and III (Chemistry 389,390,681) Introductory Physical Chemistry (Chemistry 287-288) Introductory Physical Chemistry Laboratory (Chemistry 289-290) Experimental Chemistry III (Chemistry 303) Principles of Chemical Kinetics (Chemistry 780) General Chemistry Colloquium (Chemistry 600-601) Chemical Thermodynamics (Chemistry 678) Global Thinking (Government 294/Philosophy 294) Protein Kinetics (Chemistry 672) At Columbia: Chemical Kinetics (Chemistry G4231) Quantum Mechanics II (Chemistry G6222) At Georgia Tech: The Art of Talking Science (Honors Course, Fall, 2009, CHEM 4803 HP) Publication List List of Invited Lectures List of Graduate Students and Thesis Titles List of Former Students, Postdocs, and Senior Collaborators