Harold Kroto, Ph.D. is a co-recipient of the 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, a Francis Eppes Professor in the FSU Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and an ardent advocate for K-12 science education worldwide. Dr. Kroto won the Nobel Prize for his co-discovery of buckminsterfullerene, a form of pure carbon with a molecular structure that resembles the geodesic domes designed by Buckminster Fuller.
Kroto joined FSU in 2004 and is a co-founder of the Vega Science Trust established to promote science education and science careers among young people. In 2001, he won the Royal Society's prestigious Michael Faraday Award, given annually to a scientist who has done the most to further public communication of science, engineering or technology in the United Kingdom. Through his Global Educational Outreach (GEO) initiative at Florida State University, he has started to create science programs, complete with video feeds, photos, graphics and PowerPoint presentations, and to make them freely accessible via the Internet to classrooms all over the world.
AWARD UPDATE: In May, 2008, the Florida State University GEO team received a Global Reach Award to recognize
successful initiatives that reach the international community through
rich media. This Rich Media Impact Award
from the Sonic Foundry recognizes worldwide excellence in the practical
and creative integration of Mediasite in business, education, health,
and government.
Click here to watch their presentation.