The Research School of Chemistry

is pleased to announce that the

2007 Birch Lecture

"The Discovery and Development of Alkene and Alkyne Metathesis Reactions"

will be presented by

Professor Richard R Schrock

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

on

Monday 12th February @ 5.00pm

RSC Lecture Theatre, Science Road, ANU

The lecture will attempt to show why the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2005 was awarded
"for the development of the metathesis method in organic synthesis."

Professor Schrock will be presenting two additional lectures:

Tuesday 13th February @ 11.00am Room 134

Wednesday 14th February @ 11.00am, Room 134

(See here for more details)