If I had only known, I would have been a locksmith.
-Albert Einstein


  • Academic Record: 
    University of Texas, Austin, B.S. in Chemistry (Honors), 1977
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Ph.D., 1983.

  • Honors: 
    Purdue University, Herbert Newby McCoy Award, 2007
    Alexander von Humboldt Research Award for Senior U.S. Scientist, 2001
    AAAS Fellow, 2001
    American Physical Society Fellow, 1998
    Sigma Xi National Lecturer, 1995-97
    NOBCChE Percy L. Julian Award for Pure and Applied Research, 1995
    AAAS Mentor Award, 1994
    Guggenheim Fellow, 1993
    Sloan Research Fellow, 1990-92
    Camille and Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award, 1990-95
    National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator, 1988-93
    Provost Postdoc Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1985
    Research Fellow, Cambridge University (England), 1983-85

  • Professional Positions (for past ten years):  
    Purdue University, William E. Moore Distinguished Professor, 2006 to date
    Purdue University, Professor 1995-06
    Universita di Bologna, Italy, Visiting Senior Fellow, Institute of Advanced Studies, 2003
    Williams College, Sterling A. Brown Visiting Professor, 1998

  • Member:
    ACS Division:
      Physical Chemistry
    American Association for the Advancement of Science
    American Physical Society
    Sigma Xi
    National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE)


Joe's Own Path in Chemistry

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