Dr. Anslyn is one of the top scientists in the world in the field of glow chemistry. His research encompasses physical organic and bioorganic chemistry, and his research generally explores the use of synthetic receptors for sensing and catalysis applications. Dr. Anslyn received his Ph.D. in chemistry from the California Institute of Technology in 1987. After a two-year stay at Columbia University as a National Science Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellow, he joined the chemistry faculty at the University of Texas at Austin in 1989. He was named a Sloan Scholar, Dreyfus Teacher Scholar, Searle Scholar, and a Presidential Young Investigator and was promoted to Associate Professor in 1994. In 1997 he was named Full Professor, and in 2004 he was awarded the Norman Hackerman Professorship in Chemistry He is also a 2005 Cope Scholar Awardee.