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BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Born: Cleveland, Ohio, November 19, 1939
Married: Susan Shively Zare
Children: Bethany Jean; Bonnie Sue; Rachel Amdur
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1961 B.A. (Chemistry and Physics), Harvard University
1961--1963 Postgraduate work, University of California at Berkeley
1964 Ph.D. (Chemical Physics), Harvard University, (NSF Predoctoral Fellow)
1964--1965 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics (JILA), University of Colorado
1965--1966 Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1966--1968 Assistant Professor, Department of Physics and Astrophysics, University of Colorado
1968--1969 Associate Professor, Department of Physics and Astrophysics and Department of Chemistry, University of Colorado
1969--1977 Professor, Department of Chemistry, Columbia University
1975--1977 Higgins Professor of Natural Science, Columbia University
1977-- Professor, Department of Chemistry, Stanford University
1980--1985 Shell Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, Stanford University
1982 Christensen Fellow, St. Catherine's College, Oxford University
1984--1986 Stanford University Fellow
1985-- Fellow Adjoint, Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics, University of Colorado
1987-- Marguerite Blake Wilbur Professor in Natural Science, Stanford University
1992-- Professor of Physics, Stanford University
2006-- Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor, Stanford University
HONORS AND AWARDSPriestley Medal, American Chemical Society, to be awarded in March, 2010
Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring, U.S. Office of Science and Technology Policy, 2009
F. A. Cotton Medal for Excellence in Chemical Research, Texas A&M University, Department of Chemistry, and Texas A&M Section, American Chemical Society, 2009
George C. Pimentel Award in Chemical Education, American Chemical Society, 2008
H. Julian Allen Award, in recognition of co-authorship of "UV Irradiation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Ices: Production of Alcohols, Quinones, and Ethers," Science 283, 1135-1138 (1999), NASA Ames Research Center, 2007
Dudley R. Herschbach Award for Excellence in Research in the field of Collision Dynamics, Dynamics of Molecular Collisions Meeting, Santa Fe, 2007
Honorary Doctorate, Chalmers Institute of Technology, Göteborg, Sweden, 2007
Oesper Award, University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Section of the American Chemical Society, 2006
Chandler Medal, Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, 2005
Pupin Medal, "for service to the nation," Columbia University School of Engineering, 2005
Wolf Prize in Chemistry, Israel, 2005
Nichols Medal, New York Section of the American Chemical Society, 2005
James Flack Norris Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Teaching of Chemistry, Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society, 2004
Laurance and Naomi Carpenter Hoagland Prize for Excellence in Undergraduate Education, Stanford University, 2003
Honorary Doctorate, Université P. Sabatier, Toulouse, France, 2003
Distinguished Chemist Award, American Chemical Society Sierra Nevada Section, 2002
Honorary Doctorate, Hunan University, 2002
California Separation Science Society (CaSSS) Scientific Achievement Award, 2000-2001
Honorary Doctorate, D Univ, The University of York, York, UK, 2001
Honorary Doctorate, State University of West Georgia, 2001
2000-2001 Madison Marshall Award, American Chemical Society, North Alabama, 2001
Faraday Medal & Lectureship, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2001
Charles Lathrop Parsons Award, American Chemical Society, "to recognize outstanding public service by a member of the American Chemical Society," 2001
Nobel Laureate Signature Award for Graduate Education, American Chemical Society, 2000
Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser Science, American Physical Society, 2000
Doctor of Philosophy, honoris causa, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, 2000
The Welch Award in Chemistry, 1999
Doctor of Science, honoris causa, Columbia University, 1999
E. Bright Wilson Award in Spectroscopy, 1999
Distinguished Service Award, National Science Board, 1998
Centennial Medal, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University, 1998
G. M. Kosalapoff Award, Auburn Section, American Chemical Society, 1998
ACS Award in Analytical Chemistry, 1998
Eastern Analytical Symposium Award for Outstanding Achievements in the Field of Analytical Chemistry, 1997
Allan V. Cox Medal for Faculty Excellence Fostering Undergraduate Research, Stanford University, 1997
NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Award, 1997
Phi Beta Delta, 1997 (Honorary Member)
California Scientist of the Year, 1997
The Bing Fellowship Award, "to recognize excellence in teaching and commitment to undergraduate education," 1996
ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry Award in Chemical Instrumentation, 1995
Dannie-Heineman Preis, Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen, 1993
Doctor of Science, Honorary Degree, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, Zürich, Switzerland, 1993
The Pauling Award, Puget Sound, Oregon and Portland Sections of the American Chemical Society, 1993
The Harvey Prize, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, 1993
Doctor of Science, Honorary Degree, Northwestern University, 1993
National Academy of Sciences Award in Chemical Sciences, for "pioneering laser-based techniques, deep insights, and seminal contributions, which have influenced every facet of chemical reaction dynamics," 1991
Peter Debye Award in Physical Chemistry, American Chemical Society, 1991
Willard Gibbs Medal, Chicago Section, American Chemical Society, 1990
Doctor of Science, Honorary Degree, University of Arizona, 1990
ISCO Award for Significant Contributions to Instrumentation for Biochemical Separations, 1990
Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching, Stanford University, 1987
Kirkwood Award Medal, Yale University, New Haven Section of the American Chemical Society, 1986
Michelson-Morley Award, Case Institute of Technology, Case Western Reserve University, 1986
Irving Langmuir Prize, American Physical Society, for "seminal innovations in developing many experimental and theoretical processes," 1985
Harrison Howe Award, Rochester Section, American Chemical Society, 1985
Remsen Award, Maryland Section, American Chemical Society, 1985
Evans Award, The Ohio State University, 1984
National Medal of Science, for "seminal contributions to molecular spectroscopy, photochemistry, and chemical reaction dynamics, especially for his incisive theoretical methods and the development of the experimental technique of laser-induced fluorescence," 1983
Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh Award, 1983
Earle K. Plyler Prize, American Physical Society, 1981
Michael Polanyi Medal, presented at the Faraday Discussions of the Chemistry Society, Birmingham, England, 1979
Fresenius Award, 1974. Given by Phi Lambda Upsilon Honorary Chemical Society to the most outstanding chemist under age 35.
Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship, 1967-1969
Phi Beta Kappa, 1961
MEMBERSHIPS, COMMITTEES, BOARDS, ETC.
Associate Fellow, TWAS, Academy of Sciences for the Developing World, 2009
Fellow, American Chemical Society, 2009
Honorary Fellow, Indian Academy of Sciences, 2008
Fellow, Michelle R. Clayman Institute for Gender Research, 2008
Fellow, Association for Women in Science, 2008
Honorary Fellow, Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI), 2007
Advisor, Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, 2007
President, Molecular Frontiers Foundation, 2006
Senior Presidential Advisor, Hunan University, 2006
Chair of Academic Advisory Committee, Biomedical Engineering Center, Hunan University, 2006
Professor of Biomedical Engineering Center, Hunan University, 2006
Faculty Affiliate, Michelle R. Clayman Institute for Gender Research, 2006-2008
Member of the European Academy of Sciences, elected 2004
Foreign Member, Swedish Royal Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA), elected 2004
Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), elected 2004
Honorary Member,The World Jewish Academy of Sciences, 2004
Honorary Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2001
Foreign Council Member, Institute for Molecular Science (Japan), 1999-2001
Foreign Member, Royal Society (London), elected 1999
Chairman, President’s National Medal of Science Selection Committee 1997-2000
Fellow, California Council on Science and Technology, 1997
Council Member, National Academy of Sciences, 1995-1998
Chair, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, National Research Council, 1992-1995
Member, National Science Board, 1992-1998; Chairman, National Science Board, 1996-1998
Vice-Chair of Board of Directors, Annual Reviews, Inc., 1992-1995; Chairman of the Board of Directors, Annual Reviews Inc., 1995-
Honorary Fellow, California Academy of Sciences, elected 1991
Fellow, Optical Society of America, elected 1991
Member, American Philosophical Society, elected 1991
Member, Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable of the National Academy of Sciences, 1989-1992
Chairman, Panel on Basic Science and Technology Centers, National Academy of Sciences, 1987
Member, Directed Energy Weapons study panel, American Physical Society (APS) 1985-1987
Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, elected 1985
Chairman, Division of Chemical Physics (DCP) American Physical Society (APS) 1985-1986, Vice-Chairman, 1984-1985
Member, Committee on Atomic and Molecular Science (CAMS), National Research Council, 1983-1985
Editor, Chemical Physics Letters, 1982-1985
Chairman, National Science Foundation Advisory Panel (Chemistry Division), 1980-1982
Member, National Academy of Sciences, elected 1976
Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, elected 1976
Fellow, The American Physical Society, elected 1969
Non-Resident Fellow, Joint Institute of Laboratory Astrophysics, 1969-
Member, The Chemical Society (London)
Editorial Advisory Boards:
Chemistry World
Honorary Board member of Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics (PCCP)
Analytical Sciences
Angewandte Chemie
Central European Journal of Chemistry
ChemPhysChem
Chemical Physics
Chemical Physics Letters
Molecular Physics
Journal of Separation Sciences
Chinese Journal of Chromatography
Previously on Board of Editors:
The Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy
Science
Cambridge University Press
Applied Physics
Accounts of Chemical Research
Analytical Chemistry
Chemical & Engineering News
The Journal of Chemical Physics
The Journal of Physical Chemistry
Optics Letters
Scientific Advisory Boards:
Pufendorf Institute, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
International Advisory Board of the State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces (PCOSS), Xiamen, China
Hybrid Vigor Institute
Fluidigm
Eksigent, Inc.
Pharmacyclics, Inc.
Prolinx, Inc.
Cepheid, Inc.
Picarro
Wonderfest
Advisory Council for Chemistry at Oxford
Electronic Nobel Museum/Young Scholars Program
Previously on Scientific Advisory Board:
Faraday Transactions
Quanta-Ray
Miller Institute
Affymax, Inc.
IBM
NAMED LECTURESHIPS
NanQiang Lecture, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China, 2009
Rajiv Gandhi Science and Technology Lecture, Bangalore, India, 2009
Dr. Emily Davis and Dr. Homer C. Weed Lecture, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, 2009
A. R. Gordon Distinguished Lectures Series, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, 2009
Abbott Chemistry Lectures, University of North Dakota, 2009
Phyllis Johnson Patrick Lecture, Kansas State University, 2009
Platinum Jubilee Lecture, Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore University, Bangalore, India, 2009
Robert S. Mulliken Lecture, University of Georgia, 2008
Leland Wilson Endowed Lecture, University of Northern Iowa, 2008
Frank Whitmore Lecture, The Pennsylvania State University, 2008
Helen Murray Free Endowed Lecture, University of Wooster, 2008
Plenary Lecture, 10th National Symposium, Chemical Research Society of India, Bangalore, India, 2008
William A. Chupka Lectureship in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Yale University, 2007
The Arnold C. Ott Lectureship in Chemistry, Grand Valley State University, 2007
3M/Ronald A. Mitsch Lecture in Chemistry, Hamline University, 2007
18th Leopold Marcus Lecture, Department of Chemistry, Washington University in St. Louis, 2007
Nobel Laureates 2007 Beijing Forum on Energy and the Environment, Beijing, China, 2007
Plenary Lecture, Ninth Annual Beckman Scholars Symposium, Irvine, California 2007
Roberts Lecturer, University College, London, UK, 2007
Distinguished Frontiers Speaker, The University of Toledo, 2007
Ritter Memorial Lectures, Miami University of Ohio, 2007
Keynote Speaker, Honors Week Celebration, Kent State University, 2007
Morino Lectures, University of Tokyo and Kyoto University, Japan, 2007
Plenary Speaker, New Zealand Institute of Chemistry Conference, Rotorua, New Zealand, 2006
Sir Neil Waters Distinguished Lectureship, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand, 2006
Michael Faraday Lecture, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore, India, 2006
Oesper Lecture, University of Cincinnati, 2006
Mission Bay Seminar, University of California at San Francisco, 2006
Cal Giddings Lecture, University of Utah, 2006
Keynote Lecture, Biennial Conference on Chemical Education (BCCE), Purdue University, 2006
Plenary Lecture, International Workshop on Bioanalytical Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsa, China, 2006
Distinguished Zhang Dayu Lecture, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China, 2006
Lectures in Modern Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 2006
Spring Colloquium Speaker, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Washington, 2006
Frontiers in Chemical Research Lecturer, Texas A & M University, 2006
G. Wilse Robinson Lecturer, Texas Tech University, 2006
Vessman Lecture, Chalmers University, Göteborg, Sweden, 2006
Plenary Speaker, Photon Science Institute Launch, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK, 2006
Purves Lecturer, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 2005
Plenary Speaker, Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies (FACCS), Quebec City, Canada, 2005
Plenary Speaker, ScotCHEM Launch, Edinburgh, Scotland, 2005
Plenary Speaker, CONNECT 2005, 12th Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) National Convention, Sydney, Australia, 2005
PECRUM Lecturer (Perspective on Chemistry Research at the University of Michigan), 2005
Keynote Speaker, Atlanta Undergraduate Research Alliance (AURA), 2005
Arthur D. Little Lecturer, MIT, 2004
William E. Mahoney Lecturer, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2004
Mitchum E. Warren, Jr. Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, 2004
Robert A. Jenkins Memorial Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, University of Wyoming, 2004
Charles Herron Lecturer, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, 2004
Noyes Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, University of Oregon, 2004
Plenary Lecturer, Singapore International Chemistry Conference 3, Singapore, 2003
S. Dexter Squibb Distinguished Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina, 2003
Haberman Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, Marquette University, 2002
Samuel M. McElvain Seminar, Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2002
George Gamow Memorial Lecture, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2002
L. Carroll King Memorial Lectures, The Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2001
R. T. Majors Lecturer, The Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, 2001
Flygare Memorial Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2001
Faraday Lecturer, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2001
Hirschmann Lecturer, Oberlin College, 2000
Carr Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, Coe College, 2000
Manuel G. Menendez Memorial Lecturer, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Georgia, 2000
Anderson Lecture, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Denison University, 2000
The Timothy J. O’Leary, S. J. Distinguished Scientist Lecturer, The Science Departments of Gonzaga University, 2000
Lyle Ramsay Dawson Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, University of Kentucky, 1999
S. C. Lind Lecture, East Tennessee Section of the American Chemical Society, 1999
Charles M. Knight Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, The University of Akron, 1999
The O. K. Rice Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1999
The Lloyd B. Thomas Chemistry Scholars Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, University of Missouri, 1999
The Joe L. Franklin Memorial Lecture, Department of Chemistry, Rice University, 1999
Harry Emmett Gunning Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, 1998
Clifford C. Hach Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, University of Wyoming, 1998
Barre Lecturer, University of Montreal, Canada, 1998
Kosalopoff Lecturer, Auburn University, 1998
Centenary Lecturer, Royal Society of Chemistry, 1998
Anson L. Clark Memorial Lecturer, University of Texas at Dallas, 1998
Billings Distinguished Lecturer, Montana State University, 1998
Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation Lecturer, West Virginia University, 1997
Robert Maurer Lecture, Department of Physics, University of Arkansas, 1997
Frank G. and Jean M. Chesley Lectureship, Carleton College, 1997
Jacob Bigeleisen Endowed Lecture, State University of New York Stony Brook, 1996
Gooch-Stephens Lectureship, Baylor University, 1996
DuPont Distinguished Speaker, Indiana University, 1996
G.B. Kistiakowsky Lecturer, Harvard University, 1996
Alexander M. Cruickshank Lecturer, Gordon Research Conference, 1996
Leroy Eyring Lecturer, Arizona State University, 1995
Velmer Fassel Lecturer, Iowa State University, 1995
Richard C. Lord Lecturer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1995
Fred J. Robbins Lecturer, Pomona College, 1995
Moses Gomberg Lecturer, University of Michigan, 1995
Lemieux Lecturer, University of Ottawa, 1995
Frederic LeRoy Conover Memorial Lecturer, Vanderbilt University, 1994
Raymond Lemieux Lecturer, University of Ottawa, 1994
Peter Smith Lecturer, Duke University, 1994
Paul C. Cross Lecturer, University of Washington, 1993
Linus Pauling Distinguished Lecturer, Oregon State University, 1993
R.B. Bernstein Memorial Lecturer, UCLA, 1993
Nalbandov Lecturer, University of Illinois, 1993
George C. Pimental Lecturer, UC Berkeley, 1992
Robert S. Mulliken Lecturer, University of Chicago, 1992
Arthur D. Little Lecturer, Northeastern University, 1991
J. T. Donald Lecturer, McGill University, 1991
Frederick Kaufman Lecturer, University of Pittsburgh, 1991
Peter A. Leermakers Symposium Lecturer, Wesleyan University, 1991
Russell Marker Lecturer in the Chemical Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, 1991
Ernest H. Swift Lecturer, California Institute of Technology, 1991
Amy/Mellon Lecturer, Purdue University, 1990
Distinguished Scientists Lecturer, Trinity University, 1990
E. K. C. Lee Lecturer, University of California at Irvine, 1989
Geoffrey Frew Fellow, Australian Academy of Sciences, 1989
Max T. Rogers Lecturer, Michigan State University, 1989
Joel Broberg Lecturer in Chemistry, North Dakota State University, 1989
Gustavson Lecturer, University of Denver, 1989
Kennedy Lecturer, Washington University, St. Louis, 1989
John Albert Southern Lecturer, Furman University, 1989
Distinguished Visiting Lecturer, University of Texas at Austin, 1989
Procter and Gamble Lecturer, University of Illinois at Champaign- Urbana, 1988
Xerox Lecturer, Simon Fraser University, 1988
Marvel-Monsanto Lecturer, University of Arizona, 1988
Appleton Lecturer, Brown University, 1988
Walter J. Chute Distinguished Lecturer, Dalhousie University, 1987
Edgar Fahs Smith Lecturer, University of Pennsylvania, 1987
Charles A. McDowell Lecturer in Chemical Physics, University of British Columbia, 1987
Weizmann Memorial Lecturer, Weizmann Institute, Rehovot, Israel, 1986
Kirkwood Lecturer, Yale University, New Haven Section of the American Chemical Society, 1986
Friend E. Clark Lecturer, West Virginia University, 1986
Michelson-Morley Lecturer, Case Western Reserve University, 1986
Fritz London Memorial Lecturer, Duke University, 1986
Merck Distinguished Lecturer, Rutgers University, 1986
"Frontiers of Science" Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of Florida, 1986
Camille and Henry Dreyfus Lecturer, Dartmouth College, 1985
Davis Lecturer, University of New Orleans, 1985
Priestley Lecturer, Pennsylvania State University, 1985
Coover Lecturer, Iowa State University, 1985
Francis E. Blacet Lecturer, University of California at Los Angeles, 1985
Plenary Lecturer, Lasers '84, 1984
John E. Willard Lecturer, University of Wisconsin, 1984
Evans Lecturer, Ohio State University, 1984
"Frontiers in Chemical Research" Distinguished Lecturer, Texas A&M University, 1984
Distinguished Scientist Lecturer, University of Arizona, 1983
ICPEAC Plenary Lecturer, XIII International Conference on the Physics of Electronic and Atomic Collisions, Berlin, Germany, 1983
William Draper Harkins Lecturer, University of Chicago, 1983
Falk-Plaut Lecturer, Columbia University, 1983
Dreyfus Scholar in Residence, Hope College, 1982
Venable Lecturer, University of North Carolina, 1982
Albert W. Noyes Lecturer, University of Texas at Austin, 1982
Jeremy Musher Memorial Lecturer, Hebrew University, 1982
Guggenheim Lecturer, Reading University, 1982
Hinschelwood Lecturer, Oxford University, 1982
Research Scholar, Drew University, 1981
University Professor, University of Arkansas, 1981
Honor Lecturer in Chemistry, Arizona State University, 1981
McGregory Lecturer, Colgate College, 1980
Baker Lecturer, Cornell University, 1980
Kolthoff Lecturer, University of Minnesota, 1980
William Pyle Philips Lecturer in Chemistry, Haverford College, 1980
Frank T. Gucker Lecturer in Chemistry, Indiana University, 1979
Peter C. Reilly Lecturer, University of Notre Dame, 1979
Francis Clifford Phillips Lecturer, University of Pittsburgh, 1979
Distinguished Visiting Professor, Michigan State University, 1978
Edward U. Condon Lecturer in Chemical Physics, University of Colorado, 1977
Distinguished University Lecturer, University of Utah, 1977
Sherwin Williams Lecturer, University of Illinois, 1977
Frontiers in Chemistry Lecturer, Wayne State University, 1977
Westinghouse Invited Lecturer in Chemistry, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1976
FMC Lecturer, Princeton University, 1976
Harold Herborg Nielsen Lecturer, Ohio State University, 1975
Arthur D. Little Visiting Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1972