Chinese-American Chemistry Professor Association

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

Wei Wang (Spring, 2008)

Qian Wang (Fall, 2008)

Liming Zhang (Spring, 2009)

CAPA Distinguished Faculty Award winners: Xuefei Huang & Zhen Huang (2008)

CAPA Distinguished Faculty Award winners (China): Zhangjie Shi & Shuli You (2008)

CAPA Distinguished Faculty Award winners: Jin-Quan Yu & Zucai Suo (2009)

CAPA Distinguished Faculty Award winners (China): Aiwen Lei (2009)

Serving CAPA Statement (May 12, 2008)

Dear CAPA Members and Friends:

We would like to thank you for your trust and the CAPA election committee's effort. We are excited and proud of having this opportunity to serve you and our association.

As we all know, Chinese-Americans are playing increasingly important roles in various strategic entities in this country including chemical and bio-tech industries, financial sectors, high-tech and pharmaceutical industries, and research and education institutions. This is particularly true in the chemistry and chemical biology areas. According to a conservative estimation, there are over 1000 Chinese-American chemistry & chemical biology professors working in various research universities and institutes in this country. To effectively serve and connect the Chinese-American chemistry & chemical biology professors, we formed our association (CAPA) six years ago. Last year, we formally registered this organization in the State of Georgia with Lin Pu, Binghe Wang, and Zhen Huang as the three founding members and officers. Over the past four years, we organized the CAPA-ACS symposia twice: New York (2003) and Boston (2007), and the Sino-US Chemistry Professors Conferences three times in China: Tianjing University (2005), Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry (2006), and Wuhan University (2007). This year, the 4^th Sino-US Chemistry Professors Conference will be hosted by Peking University in June 12-13. With your strong supports, we will continue our tradition of excellences, further explore new opportunities and activities for our members and Association, and provide more services to our members and friends.

We will strengthen our efforts in (1) promoting communications, (2) providing peer supports, (3) collectively identifying and addressing common concerns uniquely facing Chinese-American chemistry & chemical biology professors, and (4) promoting worldwide academic exchanges and student/scholar exchanges, and providing collaboration opportunities in the general field of chemistry and chemical biology between those in US institutions and those in Chinese-speaking countries and regions. In particular, we will help to build connections with Chinese education agencies, universities and research institutions, which financially support exchange programs for student/scholar oversea training in research laboratories. We will organize the CAPA-ACS symposium every second year. We also keep the annual Sino-US Chemistry Professors Conference series running smoothly.

In addition, since there is a large base of potential memberships, we will work with our current members to reach out to other Chinese-American chemistry & chemical biology professors in order to further increase the number of our members. Furthermore, we will work with our members to further reach out to other associations, such as the ACS, CACS, SAPA, and Chinese Chemical Society in China, via meetings, conferences and other activities. Through public out-reaching, we will work with our members to further increase the positive image and visibility of CAPA and Chinese-American in the society. Moreover, in order to assist our junior professor members, we will organize a mentor group and have senior professor members to share their personal career-developing experiences, including grant writing, lab managing, project organizing, paper publishing and networking. By working together, we will provide junior faculty members with additional helps and resources from the senior members outside their own departments and institutions, and we will arrange one-on-one match between junior and senior faculty.

By working together with our members, we are confident that our association will play an important and significant role in the scientific community and public society. It is our honor and pleasure to serve our CAPA association. Thanks for your trusts and supports.

Zhen Huang (President, CAPA, Georgia State University, huang@gsu.edu)

Wei Wang (Director, CAPA, University of New Mexico, wwang@unm.edu)

Qian Wang (Treasure, CAPA, University of South Carolina, wang@mail.chem.sc.edu)

CAPA Board Members (26):

Chengzhi Cai (University of Houston, cai@uh.edu)

Shaowei Chen (University of California, Santa Cruz, schen@chemistry.ucsc.edu)

Xi Chen (University of California, Davis, xiichen@ucdavis.edu)

Li Deng (Brandeis University, deng@brandeis.edu)

Bing Gong (SUNY, University at Buffalo, bgong@chem.buffalo.edu)

Xiangming Guan (South Dakota State University, Xiangming.Guan@sdstate.edu)

Hua Guo (University of New Mexico, hguo@unm.edu)

Zhongwu Guo (Wayne State University, zwguo@chem.wayne.edu)

Chuan He (University of Chicago, chuanhe@uchicago.edu)

Xuefei Huang (University of Toledo, xuefei.huang@utoledo.edu)

Zhen Huang (Georgia State University, huang@gsu.edu)

Jing Li (Rutgers University, jingli@rci.rutgers.edu)

Wenbin Lin (University of North Carolina, wlin@unc.edu)

Lin Pu (University of Virginia, lp6n@virginia.edu)

Wenfang Sun (North Dakota State University, Wenfang.sun@ndsu.edu)

Zucai Suo (Ohio State University, Suo.3@osu.edu)

Weihong Tan (University of Florida, tan@chem.ufl.edu)

Binghe Wang (Georgia State University, wang@gsu.edu)

Lai-Xi Wang (University of Maryland, LWang3@ihv.umaryland.edu)

Peng George Wang (Ohio State University, wang.892@osu.edu)

Qian Wang (University of South Carolina, wang@mail.chem.sc.edu)

Wei Wang (University of New Mexico, wwang@unm.edu)

Zhonglin Wang (Georgia Institute of Technology, zhong.wang@mse.gatech.edu)

Mingdi Yan (Portland State University, yanm@pdx.edu)

Xumu Zhang (Rutgers University, xumu@rci.rutgers.edu)

Zhaohui Sunny Zhou (Northeastern University, z.zhou@neu.edu)

Pictures on the CAPA Dinner Gathering, Mar. 24, 2009, Salt Lake City

Brief Report on the CAPA Dinner Gathering, Mar. 24, 2009, Salt Lake City

Dear CAPA members and Friends,

We had a great dinner gathering in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, March 24th
during the Spring 2009 National ACS Meeting. Twenty members and friends
showed up enjoying food, conversations, and friendship. Some of the
pictures and the updated member list are available at the CAPA website:
http://chemistry.gsu.edu/faculty/Huang/chinese-american_chemistry_professor_association.htm

Thank you Qian Wang for organizing the event and choosing a perfect
restaurant with great food and nice setting. Thanks also go to Xiaoqing
Zhang and Gang-yu Liu for picture taking. Also, thank everyone who came to
show your smiling faces :).

We would like to congratulate Liming Zhang from the Department of
Chemistry at the University of Nevada, Reno again for winning the Spring
2009 CAPA Distinguished Junior Faculty Award.

The deadline for nominating two 2009 Distinguished Faculty Awards (One
from US and one from China; Eligibility: Associate Professor level CAPA
members who have not received any CAPA awards in the past three years) is
April 5th. To send your nomination or for more details about the
nomination, please contact Professor Xiangming Guan (Tel: 605-688-5314,
E-mail: Xiangming.Guan@sdstate.edu).

Detailed information about CAPA planned activities are available at the
CAPA website, these include:
1. The 5th Sino-US Chemistry Professors Conference in LanZhou University
(June 29-30, 2009);
2. CAPA Annual National Conference in Holiday Inn Oceanfront in South
Carolina (August 1-3, 2009);

and future locationsfor the 6th and 7th Sino-US Chemistry Professors
Conferences.

Enjoy the Spring and look forward to seeing you again in near future!

Sincerely,

Xi Chen

Sent on behalf of
Zhen Huang, Wei Wang, and Qian Wang

Brief Report on the CAPA Award Dinner Gathering, Aug. 28, 2008, Philadelphia

Dear Friends and CAPA Members,

During the ACS national meeting this fall, in Philadelphia (August 19, 2008), Dr. Feng Gai organized a nice and enjoyable dinner gathering for the CACPA members, interested friends, and families. Approximately 35 people, including family members, attended the relaxing dinner gathering. It was nice and fun to meet old friends and make new friends. Foods on the table were absolutely excellent and delicious! A few friends also expressed their interests in joining the association. Just for fun, a few pictures are posted on the website (http://chemistry.gsu.edu/faculty/Huang/chinese-american_chemistry_professor_association.htm).

Importantly, during the dinner gathering, the CAPA Distinguished Junior Faculty Award was presented by Dr. Xi Chen to the Fall 2008 award winner: Qian Wang. The next run of the CAPA Distinguished Junior Faculty Award competition (Spring 2009) will be announced and organized by Dr. Chuan He (University of Chicago, chuanhe@uchicago.edu) in one or two months.

We would like to thank Dr. Gai Feng’s effort in organizing this memorable dinner gathering in Philadelphia. We are looking for volunteer(s) to organize the dinner party at the next ACS national meeting (Utah, March 25-29, 2009). If you are interested and willing to help, please contact Zhen Huang (Huang@gsu.edu) or Wei Wang (wwang@unm.edu).

The 5th Sino-US Chemistry Professors Conferences has been planned for next year (June 28-30, 2009) in Lanzhou, China, followed by an organized excursion to Dunhuang (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunhuang). Our local host will be Lanzhou University. The details will be announced later. We wish that you will consider participating in this meeting.

The association website has been updated recently. Please check your information posted on the website (http://chemistry.gsu.edu/faculty/Huang/chinese-american_chemistry_professor_association.htm). If you have been promoted recently and have moved to a different institution, please contact us. We would be happy to update your information.

Best Wishes,

Zhen Huang, Qian Wang, and Wei Wang

Pictures on the CAPA Award Dinner Gathering, Aug. 19, 2008, Philadelphia

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.