Tiffany Chen is a third year chemistry major. Outside of chemistry, she likes drinking good coffee and swimming. Tiffany did not know Chinese before the trip, and has enjoyed "reconnecting" with her Chinese heritage and culture.

Read Tiffany's blog (tlindac@umich.edu)
Tiffany's project with Professor Shi

Justin Lomont is a senior chemistry major who will be graduating in 2008. In his spare time he enjoys golfing and playing tennis. Prior to going on this trip, he did not know any Chinese, so he promised to learn quickly!

Read Justin's blog (jplomont@umich.edu)
Justin's project with Professor Liu

Brian O'Keefe is a senior biochemistry major who will be beginning pharmacy school in the fall. He enjoys playing basketball, biking, and hiking for leisure. Without any prior experience, he did his best to pick up some survival Chinese before the trip.

Read Brian's blog (okeebria@umich.edu)
Brian's project with Professor Zhang

Wei Wang is a second year chemistry major. He likes every subdiscipline of chemistry, as well as other majors. In life, he says he has an easy choice: "anything is alright, just lead a life at will." He likes bicycling, playing all sorts of chess and reading encyclopedic books. He's quite excited about this summer session!

Read Wei's blog (ww805@126.com)
Wei's project with Professor Penner-Hahn

Xiaowen Feng is a sophomore chemistry major from PKU. He has been working in the State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications since his freshman year. He likes playing soccer, watching cartoons and listening to music. “The ocean of science is a boundless adventure. I have chosen one of them to be my greatest interest, and I plan to explore the mysterious world with genuine curiosity and vigor."

Read Xiaowen's blog (magicfxw@gmail.com)
Xiaowen's project with Professor Pecoraro

Xiaoxue Zhou a chemistry major from PKU . Her interest is chemical biology and she have just began her lab experience. She likes playing volleyball and watching movies for leisure. "I feel lucky to participate in this program and am so excited about the trip."

Read Xiaoxue's blog (zhouxiaoxue29@gmail.com)
Xiaoxue's project with Professor Andricioaei

Yiran Shen is a sophomore chemistry major from PKU. Before this trip, he has never been to America.What interests him the most is the science and technology on the other side of the world. He likes painting, basketball and movies. He is currently working in the Microfluidics Lab at PKU.

Read Yiran's blog (yiran.shen.pku@gmail.com)
Yiran's project with Professor Kennedy

Brian P. Coppola is Professor of Chemistry and Associate Chair of the Chemistry department at at the University of Michigan. His adopted Chinese name is Gāo Bó Lè ( 高伯乐), which means (roughly) a "high-ranking judge of talent."

e-mail: bcoppola@umich.edu

James E. Penner-Hahn is Professor of Chemistry and Associate Dean for Natural Sciences at the University of Michigan.

e-mail: jeph@umich.edu

Zi-Chen Li is a Professor in the Department of Polymer Science & Engineering College of Chemistry & Molecular Engineering at Peking University.

e-mail: zcli@pku.edu.cn

e-mail: jql@umich.edu