Jean’ne M. Shreeve, University of Idaho, USA:

My favorite time of day is after supper in the lab when the phone calls and the e-mails stop and students are full speed ahead.

Liming Zhang, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA:

The secret of being a successful scientist is a combination of hard work, a lot of luck, and being around great people.

Zhenyang Lin, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology:

Young people should study chemistry because chemistry is essential for them to understand and explore the world.

Claudio Palomo, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Spain:

The most significant historic event of the past 100 years was the fall of the Berlin Wall and the subsequent reunification of Germany.

Jaephil Cho, Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology (UNIST), South Korea:

My biggest inspiration is Star Trek movies.