The 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to John B. Fenn for the discovery of electrospray ionization, to Koichi Tanaka for the introduction of soft laser desorption ionization methods and to Kurt Wuthrich for 3D solution NMR of biomolecules. Congratulations to all three of them for providing the cornerstones of modern proteomics technology.
	John Fenn receives the award and congratulations from the King of Sweden.		The same recognition goes to Koichi Tanaka.
The Vertes Group meets the 2002 winners of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry
	Discussions with John Fenn at the 225-th ACS meeting in New Orleans where we presented in the same session.		Celebrating with Koichi Tanaka at the Baltimore Science Center, Baltimore, MD.