- Panelist: Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST), Postdoctoral Research Fellowships; National Science Foundation, February 2019.
- Panelist: Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology; National Science Foundation; April 2009, August 2013, January 2015.
- Nursing Workforce Diversity; Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Service; 2011, May 2013 , March 2014
- Reviewer for grant applications submitted in response to RFA-09-003 (NIH Challenge Grants in Health and Science Research), June 14, 2009
- Panelist: Louis Stokes Alliance for Broadening Participation – Bridges to the Doctorate; National Science Foundation, Arlington VA, April 1-2, 2009.
- Panelist: Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation; National Science Foundation, Arlington VA, Dec 1-2, 2008
- Site visit for the Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) Program of the National Science Foundation, October 7-8, 2008; Hampton University, Virginia.
- Chair, Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) Review Panel, National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA, May 21-23, 2007.
- Panelist, Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement Program; National Science
Foundation, Arlington, Va. July 2005.
- Participant, Health Careers Opportunity Program Objective Review, May 2005.
- Panelist, Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology; National Science
Foundation, Arlington, Va. June 2004.
- Panelist, Bioterrorism Training and Curriculum Development Grant Program Peer Review Meeting. Health Resources and Services
Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, US Public Health Service, Washington, DC,
August 2003.
- Panelist, Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology; National Science
Foundation, Arlington, Va. June 2003.
- "Biotechnology in our Daily Lives." Luncheon speech delivered to the Marshall University Emeriti, February 18, 2003, Huntington, WV.
- Panelist, "Youth Leadership and Development Program," The Martin Luther King, Jr. Tenth Anniversary Symposium (Theme: Continuing the Legacy and the Struggle for Justice and Equality in the 21st Century), Fairfield West Community Gardens, Huntington, WV, 20 January 2003.
- "What is Biotechnology and Why is it Important?" Presentation to the Engineers Club of Huntington, January 17, 2003.
- "Biotechnology Advancing Medicine, Our Daily Lives," The Herald Dispatch, January 10, 2003.
- Established the Health, Sciences, and Technology Academy (HSTA) summer program, "Fun with Science," at Marshall University to interest disadvantaged and minority high school students from throughout West Virginia in studying math and science and preparing for careers that are based on those disciplines. 2003
- "W.Va Needs Biotech Center to Grow," Op-Ed article, The Herald Dispatch, September 8, 2002.
- Panelist, Doctoral Capacity Building Program, National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA, August 5-6, 2002.
- Panelist, Health Careers Opportunity Program peer review meeting, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Silver Spring, MD, March 18-22, 2002.
- West Virginia NASA EPSCoR and NASA Space Grant Governing Board, Charleston, WV, March 8-9, 2002.
- Panelist, Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology, National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA, March 4-5, 2002.
- Panelist, NSF Director's Award for Distinguished Teaching Scholars, Arlington, VA, December 17-18, 2001.
- Invited panelist, Council of Graduate Schools Conference on the Professional Master's Degree at Masters Institutions, Sponsored by the Sloan Foundation, Washington, DC, November 6, 2001.
- Panelist, Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement Program, National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA (Interdisciplinary Panel) February 11-13, 1999; (Chemistry Panel) July 26-29, 1999.
- Participant, Gordon Research Conference on "International Science Education and Visualization in Chemistry," Oxford University, UK, September 20-25, 1998.
- Participant, Gordon Research Conference on "Innovations in College Chemistry Teaching," Ventura, California, January 1998.
- Panelist, Undergraduate Faculty Enhancement and Course and Curriculum Development programs, National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C., July 21-24, 1997.
- Panelist, Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology. National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C., February 20-21, 1997.
- Panelist, "Science Education for the 21st Century," The Southern California Conference on Technology, Employment, and Community, CSULA, November 22-23, 1996.
- Plenary Address, "Active Learning in Math and Science: Examples of Successful Applications in the College Classroom," CSULA, November 1, 1996. Sponsored by the Los Angeles Collaboratives for Teacher Education.
- Attended NSF Technical Assistance Workshops for RIMI and CREST Programs, October 8-9, 1996.
- Technical Evaluator for NASA Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), October 1996.
- Panelist, Course and Curriculum Development program, National Science Foundation, July 22-24, 1996.
- Panelist, Research Improvement in Minority Institutions program, National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C., March 25-26, 1996.
- Invited participant, Quality Education for Minorities Network, National Science Foundation Academic Research Infrastructure Proposal Workshop, Washington, D.C., January 18-21, 1996.
- Invited participant, "The UAG and the USA: A Partnership in Medical Education," Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara, October 25-28, 1995.
- Panelist, Young Scholars Program, National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C., July 21, 1994.
- Campus Coordinator, Minority Access to Energy-Related Research Careers program, Department of Energy / Associated Western Universities, 1993 to 1995.
- Panelist, Academic Research Infrastructure Program, National Science Foundation, Washington, D. C., June 7, 8, 9, 1992.
- Luncheon Speaker, Undergraduate Research Conference, Southern California Section of the American Chemical Society, CSULA, May 1990.
- Panelist, Undergraduate Biotechnology Education, American Society for Microbiology National Meeting, Anaheim, April 1990.
- Field Reader, United States Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education, 1985.
- Participated in the NATO Advanced Study Institute on the "Analytical Applications of Fourier Transform Infrared to Molecular and Biological Systems," Florence, Italy, 8/31-9/12, 1980.
- Organized session on "Interstellar Molecules," Pacific Conference on Chemistry and Spectroscopy, Huntington Sheraton Hotel, Pasadena, California, October 11, 1979.
- Attended Sixth International Conference on Raman Spectroscopy, Ashoka Hotel, Bangalore, India, 4-9 September 1978 (cf. Talk number 31).
- Chemistry 102/103 - Developed set of lecture notes to be kept in limited loan room for use by students in course.
- Consultant - Viking Project, Jet Propulsion Laboratory - California Institute of Technology/Martin Marietta Corporation, 1976.
- National Research Council Senior Postdoctoral Fellow, 1976.
- Chaired Vibrational Analysis Session, 30th Symposium on Molecular Structure and Spectroscopy, Ohio State University, June 1975.
- Chaired Physical Chemistry Session, 30th Northwest Regional Meeting ACS, June 1975.
- Awarded NASA Life Scientist Fellowship, 1975.
- "A low cost method for removal of nitrogen and sulfur from residual fuel" in consultation with North Kern Front Enterprises, Inc., Anaheim, California.
- Chemistry Enrichment Program for the Gifted Children's Association of Alhambra School District, 1973-1974.
- Developed new curricular materials (1973):
- Chemistry 462 - New Experiments:
- Flameless atomic absorption determination of mercury in Santa Monica bay fish.
- Chemical species present in Zn-Br-H2O system by Raman spectroscopy.
- Emission spectroscopic determination of lead in Los Angeles soils.
- Chemistry 412B - New Experiments:
- Equilibrium constant for the rapid conformational change in 1,2-dichloroethane.
- Vibrational spectra, structure and potential function of HCl.
- Appearance potentials by mass spectrometry.
- Research supervisor for minority student, biomedical trainee, 1973-
- Research supervisor for thesis research of Chemistry Honors Student, Fall 1973.
- Research supervisor for National Science Foundation Undergraduate Research Participant, Summer Quarter, 1973.
- Research supervisor for National Science Foundation Undergraduate Research Participant, Summer Quarter, 1973.
- Organized and presented a three-day series of workshops, ":Computer-Based Instruction in the Chemistry Curriculum," held in CSULA, May 17, 18, and 19, 1973. Workshops were attended by faculty from eight different CSU campuses.
- Supervision of a "Project Catalyst" student, 1972.
- New Course Development - Chem. 850, Contemporary Applications of Chemistry, 1972.
- Accommodations grant by Organizing Committee of the Third International Conference on Raman Spectroscopy, 1972.
- Attended short course "Digital Computers in Chemical Instrumentation," 1972.
- NSF transportation and stipend grant to attend three-week short course, "Digital Computers in Chemical Instrumentation," 1972.
- Chaired session on "Spectra of Solids" at the Tenth Pacific Conference on Chemistry and Spectroscopy, Anaheim, October, 1971.
- CSULA representative to Committee to Establish Regional Network for Computer Assisted Experimentation in Chemistry, 1971.
- Grant of 2 units for Instructionally Related Research on the Vibrational Spectra of Some Group V Heterocycles, Spring 1971.
- Supervision of two National Science Foundation Undergraduate Research Participants, 1971.
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