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    Nobel laureate Grubbs to talk at the 'U' about applications of his research

    By Sharon Schmickle | Published Mon, Mar 1 2010 2:41 pm

    If you’ve ever wondered how and if the basic research that wins Nobel Prizes leads to practical applications, here’s your chance.

    Robert Grubbs, who won the prize in chemistry in 2005, will be at the University of Minnesota on Tuesday to lecture on the commercial applications of his breakthrough research. His discoveries have enabled a variety of applications, ranging from the production of tough polymers to development of highly functionalized pharmaceuticals.

    His talk is part of a two-day Honeywell-Nobel Initiative event designed to inspire the next generation of engineers and scientists.

    The lecture is free and open to the public. Here are the details:

    When: 11:15 a.m.-12:45 p.m., Tuesday, March 2

    Where: Smith Hall, Room 100, 207 Pleasant St. S.E., University of Minnesota Minneapolis Campus

    The lecture will also be webcast live online. By signing up, viewers can also take part in the post-lecture Q&A session with Grubbs.

    More information about Grubbs and his work is available here.

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    Scientific Agenda reports on important and interesting developments from the world of science in Minnesota and elsewhere. Coverage includes reports from MinnPost journalist Sharon Schmickle, who has won many awards for her science journalism. She has also taken part in several science fellowships, including the Templeton-Cambridge Journalism Fellowship at Cambridge University in England, the Knight Science Journalism program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Latin American fellowship sponsored by the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing Inc. in New York.




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