in the Chemistry Department at USC in the tenure track. He was promoted to full professorship in 1994. Currently, he holds the Olah Nobel Laureate Chair in Hydrocarbon Chemistry with research contributions and interests in new fluorination methods, new synthetic methods, mechanistic studies of organic reactions, electrochemistry, and superacid and hydrocarbon chemistry. He has published more than 300 papers, book chapters, and review articles; coauthored 4 books; and holds 3 patents. He has received many honors and recognition. He is currently an Advisory Editor of the International Journal of Porphyrins and Pthalocyanins.