A Farewell Symposium to the Retiring Professors Catherine E. Housecroft and Edwin C. Constable

Abstract

On the 5th of May 2023, the Department of Chemistry at the University of Basel celebrated the careers of their long-term colleagues Catherine E. Housecroft and Edwin C. Constable with a farewell symposium. Seven former coworkers and current colleagues of the Housecroft / Constable group, coming from Australia, Germany, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Oman, gave invited talks. A large crowd gathered for an afternoon of science and personal interactions.

Keywords

• Coordination compounds and networks
• Light-responsive chemistry
• Supramolecular chemistry
• Sustainable chemistry