Gordon Shrum Gold Medal, Simon Fraser University (1980)
W.A.E. McBryde Medal, Canadian Society for Chemisty (1993)
Faculty of Science Research Award, University of Alberta (1994)
E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship, NSERC of Canada (1996-1998)
Heinrich Emanuel Merck Prize, Merck KGaA of Germany (1996)
Frederick Conference Award for outstanding achievement in capillary electrophoresis (2002)
Alberta Science & Technology Leardership Foundation award for outstanding leadership in Alberta Technology (2002)
Golay Award - Capillary Chromatography and Electrophoresis Conference (2003)
Maxxam Award in Analytical Chemistry - Canadian Society for Chemistry (2003)
Member, Royal Society of Canada(2003)
Instrumentation Award, American Chemical Society (2004)
the J Gordin Kaplan Award for Excellence in Research (2010)