National
- Fulbright Senior Specialist (2007)
- NESACS James Flack Norris Award (2006)
- CASE/Carnegie State of Michigan Professor of the Year (2004)
- Society of College Science Teachers(SCST)/Kendall-Hunt
- Outstanding Undergraduate Science Teacher Award for 2004-05 (2003)
- Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (2001)
- Carnegie Scholar, The Carnegie Foundation (1998)
- Florida State University Edward E. Mellon Lecturer (1997)
- United States Department of Energy, Undergraduate Computational Science Education Award (1996)
University of Michigan
- LSA Dean's Excellence in Teaching Award (2008)
- Arthur F. Thurnau Professorship (2001)
- Amoco Foundation Good Teaching Award, University of Michigan (1999)
- University of Michigan, Sweetland Fellowship in Writing (1998)
- The University of Michigan Golden Key Chapter, Honorary Inductee (1996)
- University of Michigan, College of Literature, Sciences and the Arts Dean's Excellence in Teaching Award (1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997)
- University of Michigan, Center for Research on Learning and Teaching, Faculty Associate (1995)
- University of Michigan "Golden Apple" Award (1994)
- University of Michigan Phi Lambda Upsilon Teacher of the Year (1994)
- University of Michigan Sigma Xi Teaching Award (1990)
- University of Michigan Phi Lambda Upsilon Teacher of the Year (1988)
- University of Michigan, College of Literature, Sciences and the Art Collegiate Fellows Teaching Award (1988)
- University of Michigan, Center for Research on Learning and Teaching, Postdoctoral Teaching Award (1987)