Astruc Biography.

A biography of Professor Didier Astruc, distinguished professor, researcher and a pioneer in the fields of organometallic electron-transfer processes, is presented. Astruc was born in Versailles, France on June 9, 1946. He achieved his doctoral degree on ferrocene-cage complexes under Professor R. Dabard in Rennes. Astruc was responsible for the concept of organometallic "Electron Reservoirs." His other works include the first peralkylation of polyalkylarenes, and the integration of inorganic and dendritic aspects in materials sciences.