▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁H ast ings ▁next ▁took ▁a ▁fac ulty ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁Bio chem istry ▁Division ▁of ▁the ▁Chem istry ▁Department ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Illinois ▁at ▁U rb ana – Ch amp aign ▁where ▁he ▁continued ▁his ▁focus ▁on ▁din of lag ell ate ▁and ▁b acter ial ▁lum ines c ence ▁and ▁din of lag ell ate ▁circ ad ian ▁rh yth ms . ▁H ast ings ▁joined ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁of ▁Harvard ▁University ▁as ▁Professor ▁of ▁Bi ology ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁During ▁this ▁period ▁he ▁continued ▁and ▁expanded ▁his ▁studies ▁of ▁circ ad ian ▁rh yth ms ▁in ▁din of lag ell ates ▁and ▁lum ines c ence ▁in ▁b acter ia , ▁din of lag ell ates ▁and ▁other ▁organ isms . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁and ▁received ▁the ▁Far rell ▁Prize ▁in ▁S leep ▁Medicine ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁on ▁circ ad ian ▁rh yth ms ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁For ▁over ▁ 5 0 ▁years ▁he ▁also ▁had ▁an ▁affili ation ▁with ▁the ▁Marine ▁Bi ological ▁Labor atory ▁in ▁Wood s ▁H ole , ▁Massachusetts . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Phys i ology ▁Cour se ▁there ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 2 – 1 9 6 6 , ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁trust ee ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 6 – 1 9 7 0 . ▁ ▁Research ▁Inter ests ▁▁ ▁L