Kroto Inaugural Research Symposium 7 June 2006

Guest of honour: Professor Sir Harold Kroto

The inaugural symposium on Wednesday 7-June-2006 provided an opportunity for non-specialists to hear from the leaders of a selection of the research themes and tour the centre.

Harry Kroto unveiled the buckyball sculpture which is a thousand million times larger representation of a carbon molecule called a Fullerene.

For further details - see press release

Professor Sir Harold Kroto and the buckyball

The Buckyball sculpture is co-sponsored by an alumnus of the University of Sheffield, a surgeon and entrepreneur, and his wife: Dr Jack and Annetta Horwitz Kushner from Annapolis, Maryland USA.

Professor Sir Harold Kroto and Vice-Chancellor Robert Boucher at the unveiling of the Buckyball

Professor Sir Harold Kroto and Vice-Chancellor Professor Robert Boucher

Professor Sir Harold Kroto and Professor Geof Tomlinson, Pro-Vice Chancellor and Director of North Campus beside the plaque which was unveiled with the buckyball structure

Professor Sir Harold Kroto and Professor Geof Tomlinson

Professor Sir Harold Kroto with some of the professors and researchers working at the Kroto Research Institute

Professor Sir Harold Kroto and North Campus professors

Professor Sir Harold Kroto and Kroto Research Institute staff

We would like to thank Perkin Elmer who sponsored the lunch.