New fluorine chemistry research may help in the development of medicines and materials. The USC Loker Institute hosts the George A. Olah lecture and banquet Sept. 26 with speaker Nobel Laureate Arieh Warshel.
The annual event lauds the best and brightest USC faculty and students.
“Through Arieh Warshel, I have learned what science can help you achieve and what it can do for the good of the world and its people,” says 11th grade student Raqibul Mollah.
In a ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden, Distinguished Professor Arieh Warshel of USC Dornsife is honored with his Nobel medal, diploma and a document confirming he will receive one-third of a $1.2 million prize.
Dubbed the “Sherlock Holmes of chemistry,” Arieh Warshel’s creativity and perseverance lead to the Nobel Prize.
Israel awards the 2013 Eric and Sheila Samson Prime Minister’s Prize to USC Dornsife’s George A. Olah, a Nobel laureate, and G.K. Surya Prakash for their research on methanol markets.
Nobel Laureate Arieh Warshel, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, discusses how he develops computer models to understand and predict chemical processes.
A two-day symposium commemorated the 35th year of the Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute and the 85th birthday of Nobel Laureate George Olah of USC Dornsife.
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