After finding a new (used) convertible fit for cruising up and down the San Diego coastline, Andrew arrives to begin his research in the Engle lab at Scripps. An accomplished metal worker, who has been known to forge a mean sword and shield if you ask nicely, Andrew completed his undergraduate degree at Caltech, where he developed new silylation methods with Prof. Robert H. Grubbs. He also honed his organometallics skills as a SURF student at ICIQ with Prof. Vladimir Grushin studying Cu–CF3 complexes.