IN SR0037

Honors Dr. Ei-ichi Negishi, Herbert C. Brown Distinguished Professor in Organic Chemistry at Purdue University, for winning the 2010 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Recognizes his work on palladium-catalyzed cross coupling, which improved creation of sophisticated carbon-based molecules used in pharmaceuticals and other applications

Acknowledges his academic career including a B.S. from University of Tokyo (1958), Ph.D. from University of Pennsylvania (1963), and positions at Syracuse University before returning to Purdue in 1979

Notes his numerous awards including the ACS Award for Creative Work in Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Chemical Society of Japan Award, and Guggenheim Fellowship

Directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit copies of the resolution to Dr. Negishi