Education

Cambridge University, B.A., 1959.

University of British Columbia, M.Sc., 1961.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Ph.D., 1965 (with G. Büchi).

Professional Experience

Instructor, Harvard University, 1965-1967.

Assistant Professor, Harvard University, 1967-1971.

Associate Professor, Harvard University, 1971.

Associate Professor, Oregon State University, 1971-1976.

Professor, Oregon State University, 1976-1992.

Distinguished Professor, Oregon State University, 1992-present.

Recent Awards

John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship, 1988-1989.

Sc.D., Cambridge University, 1995.

F. A. Gilfillan Memorial Award, Oregon State University, 1996.

Centenary Medal, Royal Society of Chemistry, U.K., 1999.

Wyeth-Ayerst Research Award, Columbia University, 2000.

Arthur C. Cope Senior Scholar Award, American Chemical Society, 2003.