Richard R. Schrock, winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2005), will speak to students on March 13 when he visits the Advanced Math and Science Academy charter school (AMSA) in Marlborough.
Schrock was working in the field of organic chemistry at MIT when he was selected as the Nobel Prize winner “For the Development of the Metathesis Method in Organic Synthesis.”
In 2009, the Massachusetts Secondary School Administrators Association (MSSAA) developed a partnership with Nobel Lectures Centennial Inc., which made a substantial group of Nobel Laureates, many of whom reside in the greater Boston area, available to visit public high schools throughout the Commonwealth, according to AMSA.
AMSA’s executive director, John Brucato, was the principal of Milford High School when Milford High was selected as one of three Massachusetts high schools to pilot the program. Richard Roberts, winner of the Nobel Prize for “Physiology of Medicine,” visited Milford High School in March 2009. Since then, a number of public high schools have hosted these visits, which Brucato has described as an extraordinary educational opportunity.
As a past president of the MSSAA, Brucato remains an active member of the association and is excited to welcome Schrock to AMSA, which will be the first Commonwealth Charter School to host a Nobel Prize Laureate as a guest speaker.
“This is an incredible opportunity for our students; especially where many of our graduates plan to pursue careers in Science, Technology, Math and Engineering,” Brucato said. “The Nobel Laureates are interested in speaking to high school students about their celebrated work, but they are especially interested in sharing their educational experiences that inspired them to complete their work.”