Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute

Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute is on the campus of the University of Southern California. Nobel Laureate George A. Olah serves as Director and G.K. Surya Prakash serves as Scientific Co-Director and holds the George A. and Judith A. Olah Nobel Laureate Chair of Chemistry.

Additional recommended knowledge

Daily Sensitivity Test

Recognize and detect the effects of electrostatic charges on your balance

Daily Visual Balance Check

The institute conducts research in Polymer/Materials Chemistry as well as Hydrocarbon Chemistry.^[1]

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