For me, science took on a whole new dimension at my first GRC, which was on Electron Donor Acceptor Interactions. I felt I was finally a full-fledged member of the scientific community. It really was both a rite of passage and an eye-opener to the power of scientific thought and the scientific community.
- Chris Chidsey
The Metals in Biology GRC had a seminal and catalytic role in the development of the field of bioorganic chemistry. The Metals in Biology GRC provided the initial forum for inorganic chemists to mingle with biologists and biochemists at a time when there was very little prior interaction between those fields.
- John Groves
The Meiosis GRCs have literally changed my research program, as well as my way of thinking. The combination of mammalian / non-mammalian participants has also created new collaborative efforts in the meiosis community.
- Terry Hassold
The Radiation Chemistry GRC drew participants from chemistry, physics, and biology, on both the experimental and the theoretical side. The size and format of the conferences were the most effective of the many kinds of conferences I have participated in. Especially productive were the long discussion sessions.
- Gordon R. Freeman
The Electrochemistry conferences in the early years (1965-1975) were important because the field was undergoing a renaissance and the younger electrochemists needed a forum.
- Allen Bard
A perrenial event in the conference on Chemistry at Interfaces was playing cricket with the Europeans and Americans who had never played the game before.
- D Sunil Jayasuriya