Post by Joshua Speros

Dear #CARA, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! You have grown so much in the past 7 years. 80 collaborations, 11 universities, 60 publications, and 25 patent applications. Wow! Let's not forget those at #ucberkeley and #basf who got you started: Doug Clark, Richard Mathies, Omar Yaghi, Peidong Yang, Gov. Gray Davis, Peter Schuhmacher, Harald Lauke, Josef Richard Wuensch Dr, Peter Walther, and Friedrich Seitz. Or those that kept and keep you going: Dr. Martin Brudermüller, Paul Alivisatos, Kerstin Schierle-Arndt, Lynne Hollyer, Lissette Garcia, Detlef Kratz, Peter Eckes, Jeffrey Lou, Christian Schildknecht, Carsten Beyer, Thorsten Staudt, Ahmad Dehestani, Stephan Zuend, Yoram Barak, Derek Drost, Rui (Rachel) Zhang, Carlos Lizandara Pueyo, and Emir Islamovic. Finally, where would you be without the tremendous #science and #innovation of #ucberkeley, #ucsf, #ucd, #stanford, #ucsb, #ucla, #caltech, #usc, #ucirvine, #ucr, and #ucsandiego? There are too many professors, postdocs, graduate students, and undergrads to thank, but you know who they are. We should also recognize the passionate scientists at #basf who create chemistry everyday and share those opportunities with you. So sit back and enjoy your birthday, but not for too long. We've got more work to do. #wecreatechemistry