Let's make this birthday one to remember.

80 years old (Born on January 04, 1945)

Happy Birthday, Professor Schrock! May your celebrations undergo a perfect reaction—no catalysts required. Your groundbreaking work on olefin metathesis has reshaped chemistry (quite literally!), earning you the Nobel Prize and inspiring countless chemists worldwide.

Since becoming a full professor at MIT in 1980, you've continuously catalyzed innovation and discovery. Here's hoping this birthday brings as much joy as your research brought clarity to organic synthesis—and may all future reactions be thermodynamically favorable!

Cheers to another year of brilliant breakthroughs, laughter-filled lectures, and perhaps fewer lab explosions than candles on your cake!