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George A. Olah, University of Southern California, USA:

The greatest scientific advance of the last decade was proving the existence of the Higgs Boson.

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Janine Cossy, École Supérieure de Physique et Chimie Industrielles (ESPCI ParisTech), France:

The most exciting thing about my research is unexpected results that can change the orientation of a project.

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Bernhard Breit, University of Freiburg, Germany:

The most important thing I learned from my students is to slow down when writing on the blackboard … just kidding! They challenge me to explain clearly and precisely, and to focus on the most fundamental and essential content when teaching chemistry.

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Xinchen Wang, Fuzhou University, China:

If I won the lottery, I would build a house powered by renewable energy.

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Alexandra M. Z. Slawin, University of St Andrews, UK:

I am waiting for the day when someone will discover the answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything to quote Douglas Adams.

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Stefan Grimme, University of Bonn, Germany:

My most exciting discovery to date has been that mass spectra can be computed by quantum chemistry.

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