David MacMillan, the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor in Chemistry and recipient earlier this month of the Nobel Prize in chemistry, was one of four original faculty founders of the Princeton Catalysis Initiative. He has frequently characterized the symposium as “speed-dating for scientists” for its ability to introduce, package, and accelerate ideas for new collaborations.
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Newly minted Nobel Laureate David MacMillan opened this year’s Princeton Catalysis Initiative Symposium by inviting faculty speakers to “talk about their best stuff,” a challenge handily met throughout the day as 23 professors stepped up to deliver dynamic flash lectures representing 10 departments and centers across campus.
Held at the Department of Chemistry before an audience of more than 200 faculty, corporate leaders, and students, the symposium generated an exciting new vibe among potential collaborators in the Princeton Catalysis Initiative (PCI), said MacMillan, the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor in Chemistry and recipient earlier this month of the Nobel Prize in chemistry.
MacMillan has often characterized the symposium as “speed-dating for scientists,” because it gathers faculty from diverse fields together with corporate leaders for a day-long showcase of the pioneering research taking place here for the purpose of creating new synergies and projects.
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