Huiqi Ni, a rising junior at University of Science at Technology of China (USTC) in Hefei, arrives for her eight-week internship in the Engle Lab. Huiqi originally hails from Shanghai, and at USTC she works in the research laboratory of Prof. Xisheng Wang developing new cross-coupling reactions with fluorinated coupling partners.

Forrest Graham, a rising senior from Valhalla High School in El Cahon, CA, kicks off his summer research internship in the Engle Lab. Forrest is a participant in the Life Science Summer Institute, which gives talented San Diego area high school students the opportunity to perform research at TSRI and other nearby research institutes. When he’s not busy making new ligands to promote challenging catalytic reactions, Forrest can be found running up and down Torrey Pines Road, getting ready for cross country season.

After making it through his final quarter as a junior at UCSD, Vincent begins his summer internship in the Engle lab as part of the SURF program. Enthusiastic to explore transition metal catalysis, Vincent decided to begin his journey by synthesizing over 10 grams of starting material for screening new methodology.

The Engle lab celebrates two great years at Scripps with a custom ice cream cake showcasing some of the group’s chemistry. Thanks to everyone for their hard work getting the lab established during our first two years. Here’s to an exciting Year #3 ahead!