He is also the co-recipient of the 1996 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for the discovery of C60, buckminsterfullerene, a molecular form of pure carbon often known as buckyballs.

He started his academic career at the University of Sussex in Brighton in 1967 and became a professor in 1985. From 1991-2001 he was a Royal Society Research Professor. Since 2005, he has been an Eppes Professor of Chemistry at Florida State University. He was also recently elected a foreign member of the National Academy of Science.

A fervent advocate for science education, Dr. Kroto devotes much of his time and energy to promoting careers in science among young people. He gives popular public lectures and also inaugurated The Vega Science Trust in 1995 to broadcast high quality science programs to communities over the internet (www.vega.org.uk).

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