Welcome to the festivities in honor of Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h.c. mult. Ernst Otto Fischer. On Saturday, November 10^th, 2018, the Nobel Prize winner would have been 100 years old.

On Friday, November 9^th, 2018, the Depertment of Chemistry awards honorary doctorates to Prof. Susumu Kitagawa, Kyoto University, to Prof. Enrique Iglesia, UC Berkeley, and to Prof. Jens K. Nørskov from the  Technical University of Danmark. At the Hans-Fischer lecture hall  (CH21010) in Garching, the scientists present their groundbreaking research on materials chemistry and catalysis.

On Saturday, November 10^th, 2018, there will be the festive commemoration of Prof. Ernst Otto Fischer. In the Friedrich von Thiersch lecture hall (2300) on the main campus, alumni of his research group, current members of the department, guests and the interested public meet to honor the life and work of this outstanding personality.

We wish you interesting encounters, good discussions and exciting impressions at these events.

Prof. Dr. Roland A. Fischer
Chair of Inorganic and Metalorganic Chemistry
Director of the Catalysis Research Center of the TUM

Prof. Dr. Stephan A. Sieber
Dean of the Department of Chemistry of the TUM

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Wolfgang A. Herrmann
President of the Technical University Munich (TUM)