52nd Meeting of the Nobel Laureates: The 2002 Trip Report
 

July 4, 2002

 
On the Agenda:
Daily info session
Dr. Jerome Karle presentation: "The Relationship of Theory and Practice"
Dr. Johann Deisenhofer: "Back to Proteins"
Dr. Harold Kroto: "Nanoscience and Nanotechnology: The Chemistry of the 21st Century"
Roundtable Discussion: "What Comes Next after Sequencing the Human and 2000 Other Genomes? The Role of Chemistry and Biochemistry in the Postgenomic Scientific World"
Dr. Werner Arber
Dr. Paul Boyer
Dr. Johann Deisenhofer
Dr. Hartmut Michel
Chairperson: Dr. Sture Forsen
Fourth of July Picnic with Laureates, Eis Cafe Graf
Scientific discussion between Nobel Laureates, assistants, and students at the Inselhalle
 
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Thursday's Fourth of July Picnic

Five Laureates and several other dignitaries were guests for a traditional American picnic to celebrate the Fourth of July. In attendance were Laureates Dr. Paul Boyer; Dr. Johann Deisenhofer with his wife Dr. Kirsten Fischer-Lindahl; Dr. Jerome Karle; Sir Harold and Lady Margaret Kroto; and Dr. Rudolf Mössbauer. Also attending the event held at the Eis Cafe Graf were Dr. Anders Bárany, member of the Kuratorium and Secretary of the Nobel Committee for Physics; Dr. Mitio Inokuti of Argonne National Laboratory; Dr. Dennis Patton of the University of Arizona; and Dr. John McClure of DOE. Members of the press who attended were Marion Schmidt of die Spiegel, a major news periodical in Germany, and Madeleine Jacobs of Chemical and Engineering News with her husband Joseph. 

The menu, prepared especially for the American delegation by the Eis Cafe Graf, consisted of hamburgers and fixings, barbecued chicken, chips, fruit, and several kinds of homemade ice cream with toppings.

 

Above: Tanya Cuk talks science with
Laureate Rudolf Mössbauer. 

 

Above: Sir Harold Kroto chats with Zack Schultz, Rose Hernandez and Matt Sfeir.

Above: Students talk with Dr. Johann Deisenhofer.

 

Above: Shelley Gilliss converses with Dr. Dennis Patton.

Above: Students with Dr. Paul Boyer and Dr. Mitio Inokuti.

Above: Rishi Khan deep in discussion with 
Dr. Paul Boyer.

Above: Dr. Anders Barany with students. Above: Dr. Harold Kroto with students.
 

                

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