"In such an environment, I was able to study things that could be of immediate usefulness to the world. That learning experience undoubtedly served me well when I eventually entered the work force."
- Koichi TanakaJapanese engineer and chemist Koichi Tanaka won the 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his important contributions to mass spectrometry. Among his noteworthy accomplishments is the creation of a technique that uses soft laser desorption ionization technology to analyze large biological molecules. Tan…