The Engle group has been hard at work sorting through a generous donation of upwards of 7,000 chemicals from the Rebek laboratory. It was fun until we found the the thiols…

This week, Keary traveled to Busan, South Korea, where he was presented with the 2014 IUPAC-Solvay International Award for Young Chemists at the opening ceremony of the 45th World Chemistry Congress, IUPAC-2015. Congratulations, Keary!

Photo credit: IUPAC.

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The Engle lab held its first group meeting, with John organizing a problem session and Kin presenting his Ph.D. work. And no meeting is complete without burritos and cupcakes.

Flying in from China, Zhen Liu started his summer rotation in the Engle lab. Zhen graduated in the spring from Peking University while finishing up undergraduate research in the laboratory of Prof. Jianbo Wang. With the new lab supplies arriving every day, Zhen was able to organize his bench space and equip his manifold with brand new tubing in no time.

Having braved the public transportation of San Diego, Matt Holcomb arrives for his summer rotation in the Engle lab. A recent graduate from Luther College, Matt did his undergraduate research under Prof. Bradley Chamberlain. Even after a full day of orientation and administrative events, Matt successfully set up his hood and prepared it for many chemical reactions to come.