▁mill ip edes , ▁t unic ates , ▁and ▁fish es ▁with ▁b acter ial ▁light ▁org ans . ▁His ▁labor atory ▁produced ▁the ▁first ▁evidence ▁for ▁qu orum ▁sens ing ▁in ▁b acter ia , ▁early ▁evidence ▁of ▁the ▁mole cular ▁mechan isms ▁of ▁circ ad ian ▁clock ▁reg ulation ▁in ▁organ isms ▁( first ▁using ▁din of lag ell ate ▁lum ines c ence ▁and ▁then ▁expanded ▁to ▁other ▁cell ular ▁prote ins ), ▁and ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁initial ▁studies ▁of ▁energy ▁transfer ▁in ▁green ▁flu ores cent ▁prote ins ▁( G FP ) ▁in ▁c n id arian ▁lum ines c ence . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁H ast ings ▁lived ▁in ▁Se af ord , ▁Del aware ▁during ▁his ▁early ▁child hood ; ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁cho ir ▁at ▁the ▁C athedral ▁of ▁St . ▁John ▁the ▁Div ine ▁and ▁attended ▁the ▁cho ir ' s ▁in - house ▁board ing ▁school , ▁visit ing ▁his ▁family ▁during ▁vac ations . ▁H ast ings ▁moved ▁to ▁Len ox ▁School ▁in ▁Len ox , ▁Massachusetts ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁to ▁complete ▁his ▁secondary ▁education ▁and ▁was ▁interested ▁in ▁literature , ▁physics , ▁mathematics , ▁ice ▁hockey ▁and ▁basketball . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁hon ors ▁ ▁Through out ▁his ▁career ▁H ast ings ▁received ▁numerous ▁awards ▁and ▁hon ors : ▁ ▁G ug gen heim ▁Fellow , ▁ 1 9 6 5 ; ▁ ▁Elect ed ▁to ▁the ▁Joh ns ▁Hop kins ▁Society