Flying into sunny San Diego for a change of scenery, Joshua arrives from King’s College in London to conduct research in the Engle Lab. Even in the face of powerful jetlag, Josh set up his first reaction in the lab and isolated pure product with ease.

The Engle Lab celebrates a successful first year at Scripps by eating way too much, being rolled home, and then realizing there’s a cake to finish too. Thanks, Onami Tora Seafood Buffet!

Traveling down from California State University, Long Beach, Annabelle starts as a summer undergraduate researcher in the Engle lab. Without any hesitation, Annabelle has quickly utilized her lab skills from the group of Prof. Michael P. Schramm to enter the realm of transition metal catalysis.