text: * 1995: Fellow of the Optical Society
  * 1987: Fellow of the Australian Institute of Physics
  * 1978: Fellow of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute
  * 1994: Inaugural Physical Chemistry Division Medal from the Royal Australian Chemical Institute
  * 2004: William F. Meggers Award in Spectroscopy from the Optical Society
  * 2005: W. H. (Beattie) Steel Medal from the Australian Optical Society