Press Statement 05-002 Appreciation of Nanotech Pioneer Richard Smalley
From NSF Director Arden L. Bement, Jr.
November 2, 2005
All of us at the National Science Foundation are deeply saddened by the death of Professor Richard E. Smalley late last week. Professor Smalley of Rice University, who shared the 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery of carbon "buckyballs," was an energetic and inventive scientist and one of the founders of nanoscience. His vision helped set the direction for this important and exciting field, and his outspoken advocacy for its societal benefits was instrumental in launching the National Nanotechnology Initiative. The structures he studied may have been tiny, but his legacy is enormous.
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Read the Rice University press release.
In March 2002, Smalley was the keynote speaker at the NSF sponsored symposium "Small Wonders: Exploring the Vast Potential of Nanoscience." His remarks continue to provide an excellent introduction to the world of the very, very small.
Information about Smalley's research appears on his laboratory Web site at Rice University and on the Nobel Foundation Web site.
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