[1] Waterman joined the University of Vermont's (UVM) college of arts and sciences as an assistant professor of chemistry in 2006.
As a result of his research, he received the 2009 Alfred P. Sloan Award for outstanding early career scientists.
[4] In 2011, Waterman received funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) grant program to purchase a single crystal XRD to collect structural data on crystalline solids.
[6] In this role, Waterman co-published Expanding the CURE Model: Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience with Associate Professor Jennifer Heemstra in 2018.
[8] During the COVID-19 pandemic in North America, Waterman was the principal investigator on a grant aimed at improving diversity in science departments across academic institutions.