Chinese-American Chemistry Professor Association

CAPA Distinguished Junior Faculty Award winners: Xi Chen & Chuan He (2007)

Wei Wang (Spring, 2008)

Brief Report on the CAPA Award Dinner Gathering, Apr. 8, 2008, New Orleans

Dear CAPA Friends and Members,

First, we would like to thank Dr. Donghui Zhang’s effort in organizing this wonderful dinner gathering at the New Orleans National ACS meeting on Apr. 8, 2008. Eight CAPA members and friends came to this CAPA dinner gathering. The CAPA award winner, Dr. Wei Wang, gave an inspiring presentation on his exciting research discoveries and innovations. Delicious foods, warm dinner atmosphere and stimulating scientific discussions made the gathering memorable. Participants all thought that it was absolutely unforgettable and fun!!!

Some pictures have been uploaded to our website (http://chemistry.gsu.edu/faculty/Huang/chinese-american_chemistry_professor_association.htm)

Enjoy your spring,

Zhen Huang, Binghe Wang and Lin Pu

A Brief Report about the CAPA-ACS Symposium in Boston, 8-19-2007

Dear Friends,

Thanks for attending the second symposium organized by the Chinese-American Chemistry & Chemical Biology Professors Association (CAPA) on Aug. 19, 2007, Boston. Fourteen speakers from universities nationwide spoke about their struggle, frustration, success, and satisfaction in their career development. These personal stories and experiences are extremely encouraging. Due to the off-site location of our conference, approximately 40 people total attended this one-day ACS symposium in Boston. We are very grateful to the speakers and their extremely high quality talks. The speakers are Zhaohui Sunny Zhou (Northeastern University), Li Deng (Brnadies University), Xiangming Guan (South Dakota State University), Jun O. Liu (Johns Hopkins School of Medicine), Lei Zhu (Florida State University), Ken Li (Chiral Quest, Inc.), Wenbin Lin (University of North Carolina), Zhongwu Guo, (Wayne State University), Jie Liu (Duke University), Linghao Zhong (Pennsylvania State University at Mont Alto), Longqin Hu (Rutgers University), Yi Lu (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), and Zhen Huang (Georgia State University). At the end of the symposium, the CAPA Distinguished Junior Faculty Awards were presented to Xi Chen and Chuan He by Xiangming Guan and Yi Lu, respectively (the pictures will be uploaded on the website later).

We would also like to thank several organizations and individuals for their help. Without their help and sponsorship, this symposium would not have been possible. These organizations are ACS-Division of Professional Relations, and the Sino-American Pharmaceutical Professionals Association (SAPA New England Chapter). You are encouraged to join the SAPA and the Division of Professional Relations when you renew your ACS membership next year. In addition, we want to thank the session Chairs (Xiangming Guan, Li Deng and Zhen Huang). Furthermore, we would also like to thank our sponsors, Chiral Quest, Lab Scientific Group, Welch Materials, Kemtech America, SAPA-NE, Sichuan Garden Restaurant. Kemtech and its sales have promised a special glassware discount for CAPA members.

This symposium was followed by the CAPA and SAPA dinner banquet; approximately 40 people enjoyed a wonderful banquet at the Sichuan Restaurant (Sichuan Garden Restaurant). The restaurant owner offered us over 10 bottles of wine free of charge, and also allowed us to enjoy their Karaoke equipment (also free of charge). Ken Li (General Manager of Chiral Quest) shared his recent entrepreneur experience in China at the banquet. Many symposium speakers and over 15 CAPA members enjoyed the banquet. The evening was relaxing and enjoyable---- a great time to make new friends and to share mutual interests in grants writing, career development, networking, research collaboration, etc.

During this ACS national meeting in Boston, many CAPA members have expressed their strong support for organizing this type of professional activities, which promote personal interactions and communications. In order to meet the unique needs of Chinese American Chemistry Professors, we will continue to organize this type of professional activities in the future (maybe every two years instead of every 4 years). If you have suggestions regarding how to organize future activities, how to organize the association, and how to work closely with other organizations, please let us know.

We also need to formalize the Association soon. We need volunteers to join the Association board and serve as the Board Members. Please let us know if you are interested in this and willing to spend your time for the Association. We want to thank Peng George Wang in advance for willing to prepare a list of all Chinese-American Chemistry & Chemical Biology professors in all research active universities and institutes, which will help us reaching out to many other potential members.

Have a Productive and Enjoyable Fall Semester,

        Zhen Huang, Binghe Wang and Lin Pu
        The Coordinating/Executive Committee
        Chinese-American Chemistry & Chemical Biology professors Association (CAPA)

CAPA ACS Symposium Program on Aug. 19, 2007

(Sunday, Sheraton Boston; Room: Back Bay Blrm C)

Session I (Chair: Zhen Huang)

Open Introduction:

Zhen Huang (Georgia State University) 8:40-8:45 am

Zhaohui Sunny Zhou (Northeastern University) 8:45-9:15 am

Li Deng (Brnadies University) 9:15-9:45 am

Xiangming Guan (South Dakota State University) 9:45-10:15 am

Break: 10:15-10:30 am

Jun O. Liu (Johns Hopkins School of Medicine) 10:30-11:00 am

Lei Zhu (Florida State University) 11:00-11:30 am

Session II (Chair: Xiangming Guan)

Wenbin Lin (University of North Carolina) 1:00-1:30 pm

Zhongwu Guo, (Wayne State University) 1:30-2:00 pm

Jie Liu (Duke University) 2:00-2:30 pm

Linghao Zhong (Pennsylvania State University at Mont Alto) 2:30-3:00 pm

Break: 3:00-3:10 pm

Longqin Hu (Rutgers University) 3:10-3:40 pm

Yi Lu (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) 3:40-4:10 pm

Zhen Huang (Georgia State University) 4:10-4:40 pm

The CAPA Awards (to Xi Chen and Chuan He) 4:40-4:50 pm

CAPA & SAPA Dinner Gathering (Chair: Li Deng & Kechun Li) 6:00-9:00 pm

Sichuan Garden II Restaurant

2 Alfred St.

Woburn, MA 01801

Tel: 781-935-8488

(by car from Boston: Take 93 North (exit at 37B) and then 95 South. Exit at 35 of 95 South, then follow Road 38 North. Make the right turn on the first traffic light. Sichuan Garden II Restaurant is on your left side.)

Recent Activities:

Chinese Americans are playing an increasingly important role in various US educational institutions. This is particularly true in the chemistry profession. To effectively connect the Chinese-American chemistry & chemical biology professors, we formed an association, called "Chinese-American Chemistry & Chemical Biology Professors Association”, five years ago (CAPA, http://chemistry.gsu.edu/faculty/Huang/chinese-american_chemistry_professor_association.htm). The aims of this association include (1) promoting communications, (2) peer support, (3) collectively identifying and addressing common concerns uniquely facing Chinese American chemistry professors, and (4) promoting academic exchanges in the general field of chemistry between US institutions and those in Chinese-speaking countries and regions. We have organized many dinner gatherings at ACS national meetings and the annual Sino-US Chemistry Professors Conference series with the inaugural conference hosted by Tianjing University in 2005, followed by the second meeting at Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry in 2006. This year’s meeting was successfully hosted by Wuhan University. The 4th Sino-US Chemistry Professors Conference has been planned and will be hosted by Peking University in 2008. The details will be announced later.

Chinese-American Chemistry & Chemical Biology Professors Association (CAPA)

This association was formed by Chinese-American professors in chemistry and biological chemistry in 2001. Over one hundred professors have joined the association (http://chemistry.gsu.edu/faculty/Huang/chinese-american_chemistry_professor_association.htm). Based on their research interests, six groups are formed. This association is non-for-profit and apolitical. The primary goal of this association is to promote networking and information exchanges among overseas Chinese academic community. Interactions and activities will be organized at different meetings, such as ACS national meetings. Through interaction in a relax environment (such as a dinner party), the association benefits the members in networking, friendship, and knowledge in different research fields related to chemistry and chemical Biology.

If you are interested, please briefly describe your research area and e-mail it to Binghe Wang (Wang@gsu.edu), Lin Pu (lp6n@unix.mail.virginia.edu), or Zhen Huang (Huang@gsu.edu). You are also encouraged to forward this message to your faculty friends in the fields; they may be interested in joining this association. Thank you.