University of California, San Diego Outstanding Freshman in Chemistry Award, 1983; American Chemical Society Western States Regional Scholar, 1987; American Institute of Chemists Student Research Recognition Foundation Scholar, 1987; Harold Urey Award for Outstanding Excellence in Chemistry, 1987; Provost's Honor List, 1982-1987; Research Corporation Innovation Award, 1997; NSF CAREER Award, 1998; Biophysical Journal "New and Notable" Feature Article, 2000; Innovative Polymer Research Lecturer, National Institutes of Standards and Technology, 2001; University of Wisconsin John L. Schrag Memorial Lectureship, 2014; Fund for Faculty Excellence Award, 2014; Interdisciplinary Research Award, UO Office of Research, Innovation and Graduate Education, 2014; Elected Fellow of the American Physical Society, 2014; Journal of Chemical Physics Editor's Pick and Issue Cover article, 2018; Headline Speaker for Faraday Discussion on Ultrafast Photo-Induced Energy and Charge Transfer, 2019; Journal of Chemical Physics Special Issue Cover Article, 2021; Journal of Chemical Physics Scilight Featured Article and Issue Cover, 2022; Journal of Chemical Physics Editor's Pick, 2022.