A new addition to the Hall of Fame of science venues
That's the topic of an article in the current edition of Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN).
Susan J. Ainsworth, C&EN senior editor, explains that the ACS recognized the R.B. Wetherill Laboratory of Chemistry building on the Purdue University's West Lafayette, Ind., campus for the 80-plus years of service as a center for education and cutting-edge research. Generations of chemists and chemical engineers have studied in the building under renowned faculty, including Nobel Laureates Herbert C. Brown and Ei-ichi Negishi. In her remarks at the April 26 ceremony at the building, ACS President Marinda Li Wu noted that Purdue's faculty at the Wetherill Laboratory have developed tools to make complex molecules that are used in everyday products, such as medicines and plastics. She also presented Purdue officials with a commemorative plaque.
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