Prof. Zeev Gross was born in Kibbutz Ein Hanatziv on the first day (Rosh Hashana) of the Jewish year 5715. He received all his academic degrees at Bar-Ilan University, continued as a Fulbright-supported postdoctoral fellow with Prof. J.T. Groves at Princeton University and joined the Technion as a faculty member in 1990. Currently, he is the Reba May & Robert D. Blum Professor of Chemistry at the Schulich Faculty of Chemistry in the Technion - the Israel Institute of Technology. During the latest years, he served two terms as the dean of the division of Continuing & External Studies, and he continues to chair multiple youth outreach activities in Chemistry for the last 13 years. His earlier scientific contributions were the elucidation of factors that affect electronic structures and reactivity profiles of complexes that play a key role in heme-enzyme like catalysis. Since 1999, when his research group made major discoveries on corroles, the main emphasis of his research is the elucidation of the fundamental physical and chemical properties of these unique molecules. This is accompanied by the utilization of the corresponding metal complexes as catalysts for energy relevant processes, as drug candidates for treating cancer and metabolic diseases, and other applications. His pioneering contributions that served for transforming corrole chemistry into a vibrant research field are outlined in the 2023 perspective article in JACS entitled “Milestones in Corroles’ Science and Technology”. Prof. Gross is the recipient of the highest recognitions granted by the Porphyrin and Phthalocyanines Society (the Hans Fischer Lifetime Achievements award) and the Israel Chemistry Society (the Gold Medal).