Dr. Forrey was elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 2011 and received the APS 2019 Prize for a Faculty Member for Research in an Undergraduate Institution. He has published more than 100 peer-reviewed journal articles on a variety of topics in physics, chemistry, and astrophysics and given numerous invited talks at international and national professional meetings. His research has been supported by grants from the National Science Foundation, the Smithsonian Institution, Air Products, Inc., and NASA.