Lindau: Day one, Session one [Nobelpreisträgertreffen]

9.00 A.M. We bicycle down the scenic streets to the Bodensee where the sessions is going to be held in the Inselhalle. The meeting begins in front of a packed audience in the Inselhalle. The region is known for apples and these grace the tables outside. Students and scholars from all nationalities are seen, eager to open their minds. Gerhard Ertl (Chemistry, 2007) begins his talk. Ertl received the Nobel Prize for his pioneering studies of reactions on surfaces.Ertl emphasizes the role of cataly