* Maryland Chemist of the Year Award (American Chemical Society Maryland Section), 2011
* F. Albert Cotton Award in Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry, 2009
* 2009 Sierra Nevada Distinguished Chemist Award
* Appointed to Ira Remsen Chair in Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, May 1999.
* Elected Chair, 1998 Metals in Biology Gordon Research Conference
* "MERIT" Award, 1993–2003, National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIH)
* Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) – elected October, 1992
* 1991 Buck-Whitney Award (ACS Eastern New York Section Research Award)
* University "Excellence in Research" Award, SUNY at Albany, 1988
* General Electric Visiting Faculty Research Fellow, GE R&D Center, Schenectady, NY, 1986–87