Excited-State Catalysis · Asymmetric Catalysis · Transition-Metal Catalysis · Fluorine Chemistry · Carbonyl Chemistry · Carbohydrates (Ming & Student co-Run)
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Excited to share that our work on enantioselective cross-nucleophile coupling via valence tautomerism is now out in @J_A_C_S! Congrats to Zhaofei, Arman, Jagrut, and our collaborators @pengliu_group and @shiliangtian’s teams!🥳🎉🍾🙌 pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jac…
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Exciting to see our grad students Sahil & Saghnik presented their posters at the CIC Annual Meeting! Great Job guys!!👏 #CIC2025 #Catalysis #PurdueChemistry
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🎉 Huge congratulations to Arman on his review “Cobalt-Catalyzed Alkene Hydrohalogenation via HAT” published in a Special Issue: H-Atom Transfer Chemistry in Tetrahedron! 🙌 Thanks to Profs. Kanai & Ooi for their Invitation! sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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🚨🎓 Huge congratulations to Dr. Jagrut Shah on successfully defending his Ph.D. thesis today! 🥳👏 Your hard work, creativity, and dedication have paid off. We are so proud of your accomplishments and can’t wait to see the amazing things ahead in your career.🎉
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We are extremely thrilled to share that our work on Remote-Markovnikov Hydrobromination and Hydrochlorination of Allyl Carboxylates is now published in JACS! Hearty congratulations to the team and @pengliu_group! pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jac…
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A memorable visit to Waseda University on June 26, with lively discussions and warm interactions with students, postdocs, and faculty. Many thanks to Prof. Shibata for hosting, and to Prof. Jun Yamaguchi for the gracious after-dinner gathering, an unforgettable experience!
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After the Yamada-Koga Prize symposium, we had a wonderful mini-reunion with Krische lab (@KrischeLab) alumni in Japan. A meaningful gathering filled with laughter and great memories!
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Honored to share the stage with my PhD advisor, Prof. Michael Krische, as he received the 2025 Yamada-Koga Prize for his pioneering work in transfer hydrogenative C–C bond formation. Congratulation to @KrischeLab. Grateful for the inspiring symposium!
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University of Tokyo (June 18, 2025)
Prof. Ngai visited and presented a seminar at the Pharmaceutical Sciences and engaged in fruitful discussions with Profs. Yamashita, Nakamura, Oguri, Inoue, and Kanai. Grateful thanks to Prof. Kanai and his group for the warm hospitality.
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Hokkaido University (June 16)
Grateful to Prof. Satoshi Ichikawa at Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences for his warm hospitality and arrangement. Prof. Ngai had stimulating discussions with Profs. Mita, Sato, Nagatomo, Dr. Nakamura, and the Sawamura group (Drs. Shimizu & Masuda).
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Tohoku University (June 11)
Prof. Ngai visited Tohoku University’s Department of Chemistry. Many thanks to Prof. Hidetoshi Tokuyama for hosting and to Profs. Terada, Yoshikai, Doi, Hayashi, Sasano, Ueda, Shigeno, and Sakata for the thoughtful discussions and warm hospitality.
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Kyushu University (June 9)
Wonderful visit to the Chemistry Department at Kyushu University’s Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Prof. Ngai thanks Prof. Takashi Ohshima for hosting and the Ohshima group, Profs. Go Hirai and Takashi Niwa for insightful conversations.
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Nagoya University (June 3)
Thanks to Prof. Takashi Ooi and the Department of Chemistry at Nagoya University for hosting Prof. Ngai. Enjoyed fruitful discussions with Profs. Saito, Ishihara (@PIodide), & Shinokubo (@borylation). Special thanks to Hiroto-san for his help on campus.
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Kyoto University (June 2)
Grateful for the warm welcome at Kyoto University’s Division of Chemistry. Prof. Ngai had enriching exchanges with @MatsunagaGroup and colleagues: Profs. Higashida, Yoshino, Hatakeyama, Goto, Yorimitsu (@yorimitsu_lab), and Maejima.
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Gifu University (May 29)
Prof. Ngai began his JSPS fellowship tour with a visit to the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering at Gifu University. Many thanks to Prof. Fumitoshi Shibahara for the kind hosting and to the faculty and students for the engaging discussions!
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🎉 Congratulations to Prof. Ming-Yu Ngai on receiving the JSPS Short-Term Fellowship for Foreign Researchers! Sincere thanks to Prof. Motomu Kanai (@kanailab) for his generous support and for hosting and organizing this academic visit across Japan. 🇯🇵🔬 #JSPSFellowship
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Big shoutout to Sahil Sharma @SahilSh1608, our 3rd-year grad student, for surviving Candidacy and Original Proposal, all while keeping his sanity (mostly)! Major milestone unlocked. Wishing him smooth reactions, cooperative reviewers, and strong coffee on the road ahead. ☕️🧪
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As the semester wraps up, let's give a big shout-out to two of our incredible students!
Nol Supasueb (UG) received the Summer Research Fellowship, and Arman Khasrovi was honored with the H.C. Brown Poster Award and the Charles H. Viol Memorial Fellowship!
#NgaiLab #proud
ALT Arman Khosravi (second year grad student)
ALT Nol Supasueb (Junior, UG)
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