Luka Remec, a rising senior at Telluride High School in Telluride, CO, competed his summer research internship in the Engle lab this week. Luka’s internship was supported through the Pinhead Internship Program run through the Pinhead Institute. In the Engle lab, Luke worked under the mentorship of Madison developing alkyne diarylation methododology under palladium catalysis. After an awesome wrap-up talk, Luka will now head home for his senior year at Telluride High School and plans to pursue a STEM major in college next fall. Best of luck in your future endeavors, Luka!

Congrats to our stellar intern Sara Shanker, who has completed her summer internship in the Engle lab, where she developed new palladium-catalyzed olefin hydrofunctionalization methodology under the mentorship of Wen-Ji. Sara’s internship was supported by a generous scholarship from the Guru Kripa Foundation (GKF), the IIT Kharagpur Foundation (IITKGPF) of USA. Sara will now return to IIT Kharagpur to complete her joint B.S./M.S. degree while applying for graduate school. We can’t wait to follow your career as it unfolds, Sara! Congrats on your achievements!

We welcome our newest lab member, Letian Xu, who joins the Engle lab for a 6-months undergraduate internship. Letian is a senior at Nankai University, where he performs research in the lab of Prof. Shoufei Zhu. Outside of the lab, Letian is an avid FC Bayern Munich fan. Welcome Letian!

As per annual tradition, the Engle lab spent the afternoon at the beach celebrating our fantastic summer interns. Good food, good fun, and good people!

Starting this month, Keary will assume the role of Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies of the Skaggs Graduate Program at Scripps Research. In this role, he will build on the success of outgoing Dean Phil Dawson and lead top-10 graduate programs in Chemistry and Biology. For the official announcement, click here: https://www.scripps.edu/news-and-events/press-room/2024/20240701-engle-dean-scripps-graduate-school-of-chemical-sciences.html