Title: A personal journey through my chiral world

Abstract: With my first classes Organic Chemistry in Groningen during the period of 1972-1975, I fell in love with stereochemistry and the chiral world around us. In my PhD with Professor Hans Wynberg, I was able to study many novel aspects in chirality; a research filed I always kept close to my heart even during my days in industry. In the lecture I will give an overview of our science in stereochemistry. From a historical perspective and the challenges of today, I hope to show my excitement for science and how chirality cannot only provide details on complex molecular systems but can also be used for unexpected novel aspects in material science and molecular synthesis.