Molecular Surface Science, Nanomaterials & Catalysis: Symposium in Honor of Gabor Somorjai at 80

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During the 2017 Spring meeting in San Francisco, CA of the American Chemical Society, the Colloid and Surface Chemistry Division sponsored (co-sponsored by the Catalysis Division) a symposium in honor of Professor Gabor Somorjai’s 80th Birthday. The symposium, “Molecular Surface Science, Nanomaterials & Catalysis: Symposium in Honor of Gabor Somorjai at 80” was organized by Professors Seong H Kim and Robert M. Rioux, both of the Pennsylvania State University and alumni of Professor Somorjai’s group. The symposia spanned 3.5 days with 44 presentations delivered by former graduate students and postdoctoral associates, colleagues, collaborators and close friends. The symposia was divided into a number of thematic sessions: (i) Surface Science is Alive and Well; (ii) Catalyst Design; (iii) Soft Interfaces; (iv) Catalysts for Selective Chemical Transformations; (v) Surface Science of Functional Interfaces; (vi) Technique Development in Interfacial Science and (vii) Electrons & Photons in Interfacial Science. The assembly of talks made for outstanding scientific discussions. …