Currently, Linus Pauling Chair Professor of Chemistry and Physics and Director, Physical Biology Center, California Institute of Technology. Known for his efforts in promoting knowledge-based development and global peace. Member of national and international boards for academic, cultural and world affairs. Recipient of honours and awards, including: forty honorary degrees in the sciences, arts, philosophy, law, medicine and humane letters; orders of state and merit; commemorative postage stamps; and more than 100 international awards. Awarded the 1999 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.