[4] Later work focused on the activation of C-H bonds by transition metal complexes[5][6] and free radical oxidation of cyclohexane for the production of adipic acid, an intermediate in the manufacture of nylon.

[9] The primary goal of the Science Alliances was to link scientists interested in education to teachers looking for help in the classroom.

Programs include an Elementary Science Olympiad, workshops for volunteers and elementary teachers, summer fellowships in local industry for secondary teachers, and classroom visits and demonstrations by industrial scientists.

[11] He helped write the Statement of Conscience on the Threat of Global Warming/Climate Change for the Unitarian Universalist Association which was adopted by their General Assembly in 2006.

He was on the Energy Committee of the Delaware League of Women Voters, and the Climate Change Task Force of the U.S. League of Women Voters, where he helped write the Toolkit for Climate Change Action [13] He served on the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Advisory Committee and the Sea Level Rise Advisory Committee of the State of Delaware.