Abstract
Although Ahmed Zewail and I were not close friends in the social sense of the term, we had a tremendous mutual respect for one another and became close colleagues while serving on PCAST, the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, during the Obama Administration. Prior to that, I had never met Ahmed but knew of his extraordinary accomplishments and stature through the scientific literature and lore. I entered my first term of service on PCAST with Ahmed in the spring of 2009, and to be honest, I did not know what to expect (see Figure 11.1). The hard-driving, Nobel-Prize-winning scientist from Caltech had a reputation, among some, as someone with strong, unwavering opinions, and I was concerned it might be challenging to work with him. I could not have been more wrong….
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Personal And Scientific Reminiscences |
Subtitle of host publication | Tributes To Ahmed Zewail |
Publisher | World Scientific Publishing Co. |
Pages | 73-77 |
Number of pages | 5 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781786344366 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2017 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Chemistry
- General Arts and Humanities