Luis Oro, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Professor of Chemistry at the University of Zaragoza
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Place of Birth: Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain
About Luis Oro
- Luis Antonio Oro Giral (born 13 June 1945 in Zaragoza) has been professor of Chemistry at the University of Zaragoza since 1982.
- His main research interests are in organometallic chemistry and homogeneous catalysis with a special interest in reaction mechanisms.
- He has coauthored well over 500 scientific papers being co-author or co-editor of several books.
- He has received numerous national and international awards and honors, and is member of several international scientific academies.
- He has been President of the European Association for Chemical and Molecular Sciences (2008–2011) and President of the Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry (2000–2005).
- He has also served in high-level positions in the Spanish public administration with responsibilities for science.
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