On the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, in a crystal chemistry lecture at the University of Munich.
Professor Gerhard Ertl didn't delegate his lecturing work to his assistant. Instead, he stood in the middle of the classroom as he explained the mysteries of crystal chemistry to his young students.
For a Nobel Prize winner, this kind of basic educating work seemed unusual. However, many well-known scholars were actually happy to share their knowledge with their young students.
Professor Ertl was the same, especially when he came across a complex problem.
Teaching basic knowledge always gave him inspiration.
At the end of the lecture, suddenly a student raised his hand.
"Professor, have you seen the recent thesis on JACS about a theoretical model of electrochemical interface?"
Professor Ertl paused for two seconds before he adjusted his glasses and nodded.
"Yes, I have, is there a question?"
