Yaoqiu is invited to give a talk at the 27th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference in Long Beach, CA
 The conference takes place in downtown Long Beach |
 With old firends Dr. Zhang (UMass-Boston) & Dr. Wang (Arizona) |
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My first conference breaking into the chemical process fieldYaoqiu hosts his last academic visitor at UT-El Paso and long-time friend: Prof. Hairong Guan from University of Cincinnati
Yaoqiu participated in the Arizona Center for Drug Discovery Spring Summit - Therapeutic Development for Age-Related Diseases
Seminar visit to California State University at Long Beach (CSULB) (host Dr. Fangyuan Tian and Dr. Jason Schwans)
2022
Seminar visit to California State University at San Marcos (CSUSM) (host Dr. Kambiz Hamadani and Dr. Sajith Jayasinghe)
Seminar visit to Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, CA (host Dr. Ying Huang)
 The WUHS campus sits between Los Angeles and Riverside |
 The WUHS campus sits between Los Angeles and Riverside |
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Seminar visit to California State University at Los Angeles (CSULA) (host Dr. Yong Ba and Dr. Michael Hayes)
The 47th National Organic Symposium (NOS 2022) in San Diego , CA
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 The pandemic-deferred NOS was held in La Jolla Marriott |
 The pandemic-deferred NOS was held in La Jolla Marriott |
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 Lunch with Mingji (Purdue-Emory) who gave a wonderful total synthesis talk |
 Afternoon industrial sessions & 4 night poster sessions (8-11 pm) |
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Lunch with Dr. Maleczka (Michigan State) & Dr. Inoue (Univ. of Tokyo)Seminar visit to Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) (host Dr. Partha Basu)
Yaoqiu gave an invited short talk at the prestigious biennial Gordon Researh Conference - Marine Natural Product (MNP) in Ventura, CA
 The coast line by the conference site in Ventura CA - surfer's paradise |
 The prestigious and private conference is ready to go |
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Seminar visit back to Northwestern University (host Dr. Rick Silverman)
Dinner with Rick and Barbara wrapping up the homecoming tripSeminar visit to University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) (host Dr. Duncan Wardrop)
Feedback from motivated graduate students :)
Seminar visit to University of Notre Dame (host Dr. Rich Taylor)
 Meeting chemistry graduate students of Notre Dame for lunch |
 Yaoqiu gave seminar in the new chemistry & drug discovery building |
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The 27th Enzyme Mechanisms Conference (EMC2022, Tucson, AZ)
Visiting College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona
2021
Yaoqiu gave an invited talk at the ACS-SW in Austin, TX (the 1st conference since pandemic and 1st talk in organic synthesis!!)
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 View of the TX capital building from the UT-Austin campus |
 Giving my first talk in organic synthesis - it is a big change but it is very fun |
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One of the many ZOOM group meetings during the pandemic
 Samantha giving a GM talk on "Antitubulin pharmacology in cancer treatment and drug development" |
 Noelia giving a GM talk on "The role of H2S in ophthalmic homeostasis and treatment" |
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2020
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2019
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 A group bruch at Crave to celebrate the accomplishment of (−)-PavB |
More photos coming up... |
Sri and Libo continued with our in-house preparative HPLC & high-vac rotavap and sent Yaoqiu the bottom NMR at 11:28 pm, Jan 26, Saturday
2018
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 A celebration and welcome lunch at Tasty Kabob |
2017
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2016
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 A new Whole Foods supermarket 10-15 min drive away from UTEP |
 Sprouts supermarket in closeby Sunland Park Shopping Mall |
 Wan Jia Le Chinese supermarket - everything from live fish to soy source |
 Arirang Korean supermarket |
 Visiting Scholar Dr. Cao's last photo in the Zhu Lab |
 Farewell lunch with Dr. Cao in Mesa Street Grill |
 UTEP Miners basketball game vs UTSA Roadrunners |
 Miners win! 59-39 |
2015
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