Dr. Mohammad El-Dakdouki from the Chemistry Department at Beirut Arab University attended the celebration of the naming of the Davis-Beirut Reaction at the American University of Beirut (AUB). The reaction was invented by Prof. Makhlouf Haddadin from the Chemistry Department at AUB in collaboration with Prof. Mark Kurth from the University of California at Davis, and has been acknowledged by the scientific community. Dr. El-Dakdouki contributed to the development of of the Davis-Beirut reaction where it constituted the topic of his Master's studies at AUB under the supervision of Prof. Haddadin. Among the attendees of the celebration was the Lebanese Minister of Education Hassan Diab, President of AUB Prof. Peter Dorman, Mayor of Beiurt Prof. Bilal Hamad, in addition to colleagues from AUB and various Lebanese academic institutions.