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Nobel Talk:
TSRI and the 2001 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Individuals across campus react with excitement to the news that TSRI investigator K. Barry Sharpless is a winner of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

Money Well Spent: Foundations Support Cutting-Edge Science
The research of Nobel laureate K. Barry Sharpless and other innovative scientists at TSRI would not be possible without support from foundations, donors, and agencies.

Press Reports on the 2001 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
For those interested in what the press had to say on TSRI investigator K. Barry Sharpless and the 2001 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, here are some links:

TSRI Professor K. Barry Sharpless Receives Nobel Prize from Sweden's King
On Monday, December 10, TSRI Professor K. Barry Sharpless officially received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry from the King of Sweden Carl XVI Gustaf in a ceremony with much pageantry. Video coverage of the award ceremony and other information about the proceedings are available on The Nobel Foundation web site. A picture of the ceremony is available here.

 

2001 Nobel Watch

K. Barry Sharpless Steps into the Spotlight

Two decades after the "Eureka" moment in his work producing molecules of one "handedness," TSRI chemist K. Barry Sharpless is suddenly the center of attention.


K. Barry Sharpless is Awarded the 2001 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

TSRI announces the news.

Research Brief: Three Seminal Reactions from the Sharpless lab

For those interested in the scientific details, here's a closer look at three seminal discoveries by TSRI's newest Nobel laureate.