Xile Hu, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), France:

My favorite quote is “If the facts don’t fit the theory, change the facts” (by Albert Einstein).

Burkhard König, University of Regensburg, Germany:

The best advice I have ever been given is don’t take all referee comments too seriously.

C. Oliver Kappe, University of Graz, Austria:

If I could be a piece of lab equipment, I would be a microwave reactor.

Tomás Torres, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain:

The most important thing I learned from my students is how important simple things are.

Chien-Hong Cheng, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan:

My greatest achievement has been to help the chemistry department to design and construct its main building.