A Nobel laureate, Prof. Harry Kroto, visited MANA to get an interview for the MANA newsletter CONVERGENCE No.4 (available in February 2010). He got a Nobel prize in Chemistry in 1996. Kroto's research group revealed a soccer ball-like carbon molecule (C₆₀), known as buckminsterfullerene or backyball. As a MANA advisor, he talked to young scientists and gave them advices at one-on-one meeting of MANA. He also participated the second MANA annual party.

One-on-one meeting is held by MANA to giving to young scientist an opportunity to discuss with world's leading scientists.