2006-2008: Vice President, Mineralogical Association of Canada
2008-2010: Councillor, Mineralogical Society of America
2003: Mineral burnsite named by a group of Russian and Canadian scientists
2001: MSA Award and Life Fellow of the Mineralogical Society of America
1999 : Donath Medal of the Geological Society of America
1998 : Young Scientist Medal of the Mineralogical Association of Canada
1997 : Hawley Medal (best paper award) of the Mineralogical Association of Canada
1995 : Elected Life Member of Clare Hall College, University of Cambridge
1994 : Winthrop Spencer Gold Medal for Outstanding Achievement in Geological Sciences
1994 : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Post Doctoral Fellowship.
1994 : International Centre for Diffraction Data Crystallography Scholarship 1994
1994: Mineralogical Society of America Biennial Grant for Research in Crystallography
1994 : Elected Research Fellow of Clare Hall, University of Cambridge
1993 : International Centre for Diffraction Data Crystallography Scholarship 1993
1992 : The J.L. Lightcap Award for Highest Standing in U. of M. Ph.D. Program
1992 : University of Manitoba Graduate Fellowship
1988-92: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Graduate Scholarship.
1991 : Dr. George Brownell Memorial Prize for Highest Standing in Geological Sciences.
1991 : Geological Association Graduate Seminar Prize
1991 : Sigma Xi Student Award for Excellence in Research
1988 : U. W. O. Special Entrance Scholarship
1987 : Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Earth Science Scholarship
1987 : Tom and Parker Hickey Memorial Scholarship
1987 : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Student Research Assist.
1987 : The Wood Scholarship
1986 : Fredericton MAC-GAC 1985 Scholarship
1986 : U. N. B. Alumni Undergraduate Scholarship
1986 : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Student Research Assist.
