On 27 March 2025, Dr. Tang Jiao successfully completed his oral defense, marking the culmination of nearly five years of postdoctoral research. The evaluation panel consisted of Prof. Song Jianzhong, Prof. Hu Jianfang, Prof. Li Jun, Prof. Luo Chunling, Prof. Liao Yuhong, and Dr. Chen Duohong. Dr. Tang will continue his academic career at South China Agricultural University (SCAU) as an Associate Professor. Congratulations to Dr. Tang on this significant achievement, and best wishes for continued success in his new role!
On July 20th, a group of us (Gan, Jun, Shizhen, Guangcai, Xiaofei, Yangzhi, Tang Jiao) went to Zhuhai to join in the opening ceremony of the newly established company, the BoAu（博澳） Scientific Instrument Co., Ltd., of which the founder is Professor Zou Shichun （邹世春）, a close friend of our group. Lots of old friends attended, including Professors Qi Shihua （祁士华）of CUG-Wuhan, Frank S C Lee（李顺诚） of HKUST-Guangzhou, Chen Yingjun （陈颖军）of FDU, Tian Congguo （田崇国）of YIC-CAS, Hu Limin（胡利民） of OUC etc. Haoyu acted as the hostess of the ceremony. Gan is honored to be invited as the chief advisor for future development of the BoAu company. The company will provide the community sophisticated microwave-based digestion and extraction instruments, and other analytical equipment. We were all very happy to witness the opening of the company, and of cause we will cooperate with it from now on! After the ceremony, we joined to visit the Tianqin Centre (天琴中心) of SYSU, saw the big telescope, and enjoyed the picturesque landscape on the hill top.
Lifetime buddies (from left: Frank Lee, Zhang Gan, Qi Shihua, Zou Shichun
