December 19, 2019
We moved to our new lab today. Rieveschl 720 is open for business!
December 9, 2019
Dr. Jianhong Tang joins the Sun group. Welcome, Jianhong!
November 4, 2019
Dr. Haihan Zhou joins the Sun group. Welcome, Haihan!
November 1, 2019
Guanqun's recent work has been accepted by ACS Catalysis. Congratulations! Check it out here.
August 1, 2019
Dr. Xiao Shang joins the Sun group. Welcome, Xiao!
June 12, 2019
Fuzhan's work has been accepted by ACS Energy Letters. Congratulations! Check it out here.
May 31, 2019
Yang's recent work has been accepted by Angewandte Chemie. Congratulations! Check it out here.
May 13, 2019
Our invited News and Views article has been accepted by Nature Energy. Check it out here.
April 26, 2019
Xuan receives the Hoke Greene Fellowship and Guanqun receives the Lange Fellowship. Congratulations!
February 13, 2019
Kaili and Meili's work has been accepted by ACS Applied Energy Materials. Congratulations! Check it out here.
January 18, 2019
Our Minireview paper has been accepted by ChemElectroChem. Congratulations! Check it out here.
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August 28, 2018
Fuzhan's recent work has been accepted by Nature Communications. This project is currently supported by the UTAG program of USTAR. Congratulations!
August 17, 2018
Our invited Minireview has been accepted by Chemistry - A European Journal. Congratulations!
July 17, 2018
Our Accounts of Chemical Research article has been selected as the Front Cover. Congratulations! Check it out here.
June 26, 2018
Nan passed her dissertation defense today. She will be the first PhD from the Sun group! Congratulations, Dr. Jiang!
May 3, 2018
Bo and Guanqun's Feature Article has been accepted by Chemical Communications. Congratulations! Check it out here.
April 10, 2018
Nan received the Award of Outstanding Graduate Student in Chemistry. Guanqun received the Award for Early Research Progress in Chemistry. Brett received the ACS Inorganic Chemistry Award for undergraduate students. Congratulations!
April 3, 2018
Bo's article has been accepted by Nano Energy. Congratulations!
March 5, 2018
Our review article has been accepted by Accounts of Chemical Research. Congratulations! Check it out here.
February 28, 2018
Guanqun received an ACS-DIC Student Travel Award from the Division of Inorganic Chemistry, American Chemical Society. This award will support her to attend the ACS National Conference at New Orleans. Congratulations!
January 31, 2018
Nan has been featured on Utah State Today. Congratulations! Check it out here.
January 19, 2018
Nan has been named as the 2017-2018 College of Science PhD Graduate Researcher of the Year. Congratulations!
January 10, 2018
Our research has been highlighted in Research Fronts 2017. Check out the news from Utah State Today.
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December 19, 2017
Wei and Nan's recent work has been accepted by Chem. Congratulations!
December 4, 2017
Fuzhan's recent work has been accepted by ACS Applied Energy Materials. Congratulations! Check it out here!
October 11, 2017
Guanqun's recent work has been accepted by Journal of the American Chemical Society. Congratulations! Check it out here!
October 11, 2017
Chengyou Wu arrived at Logan and he joins the Sun group as a new visiting scholar. Welcome, Chengyou!
September 8, 2017
Xiaoyin Zhang arrived at Logan today and she will join the Sun group as a visiting graduate student. Welcome, Xiaoyin!
August 10, 2017
Bo and Xuan's recent work has been accepted by Journal of the American Chemical Society. Congratulations! Check it outhere!
July 20, 2017
Nan receives the USU RGS Dissertation Enhancement Award. Congratulations!
June 24, 2017
Fuzhan and Wei's invited review has been accepted by Inorganics. Congratulations! Check it out here!
May 30, 2017
Bo, Xuan, and Xin's recent work has been accepted by ACS Catalysis. Congratulations! Check it out here!
May 22, 2017
Taylor Jordan joins the Sun group as a summer intern undergraduate researcher. Welcome, Taylor!
May 10, 2017
Nan receives the USU RGS Dissertation Fellowship. Congratulations!
May 8, 2017
Tanner Hanson joins the Sun group as a undergraduate researcher. Welcome, Tanner!
April 24, 2017
Xuan receives the Award for Early Research Progress in Chemistry. Congratulations!
April 11, 2017
Brett Mason receives the URCO grant to support his research in the Sun group. Congratulations!
April 11, 2017
Xuan's recent paper has been accepted by ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. Congratulations! Check it out here!
April 5, 2017
Nan and Xin's paper has been accepted by ChemNanoMat. Congratulations! Check it out here!
March 15, 2017
Nan receives the Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-Financed Students Abroad (国家优秀自费留学生奖学金). Congratulations!
March 1, 2017
Dr. Wei Li joins the Sun group. Welcome, Wei!
January 1, 2017
Dr. Fuzhan Song joins the Sun group. Welcome, Fuzhan!
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December 20, 2016
Yujie receives the prestigious NSF Career Award. Congratulations! Thanks NSF!
September 21, 2016
Bo's recent work has been accepted by Journal of the American Chemical Society. Congratulations! Check it out here!
September 19, 2016
Nan passed her oral exam today. She's a PhD candidate now. Congratulations!
September 2, 2016
Dr. Bo You left the Sun group for Singapore. Best wishes to your future career, Bo!
August 29, 2016
Brett Mason joined the Sun group as an undergraduate researcher. Welcome, Brett!
August 18, 2016
Both Irina and Raquel received URCO grants to support their research in the Sun group. Congratulations!
August 2, 2016
Dr. Dongmei Li arrived at Logan. She joins the Sun group as a visiting scholar. Welcome, Dongmei!
July 30, 2016
Guanqun Han arrived at Logan. She will join the Sun group as a new graduate student. Welcome, Guanqun!
July 25, 2016
Xin's recent work has been accepted by RSC Advances. Congratulations! Check it out here!
July 17, 2016
Nan's recent work has been accepted by ACS Energy Letters. Congratulations! Check it out here!
June 27, 2016
Xuan's recent work has been accepted by Journal of Materials Chemistry A. Congratulations! Check it out here!
June 21, 2016
Bo's recent work has been accepted by Angewandte Chemie. Congratulations! Check it out here!
April 21, 2016
Meili received the Award for Early Research Progress in Chemistry. Congratulations!
March 9, 2016
Bo's review paper on chalcogenides and phosphides for electrocatalytic H2 evolution has been accepted by ChemPlusChem. Congratulations! Check it out here.
January 15, 2016
Nan's recent Ni-P work was selected as a "Very Important Paper" and also highlighted as a Back Cover of ChemCatChem. Congratulations! Check it out here.
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December 21, 2015
Bo's paper on urchin-like Ni2P superstructures for overall water splitting has been accepted by ACS Catalysis. Congratulations! Check it out here.
December 10, 2015
Bo's recent publications on MOF-derived catalysts have been highlighted by Utah State Today. Check it out here.
December 8, 2015
Bo's paper on nickel sulfide multifunctional superstructures has been accepted by Advanced Energy Materials. Congratulations!
December 2, 2015
Bo's recent paper on morphology dependence of cobalt sulfides for hydrogen evolution has been accepted by Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers. It was a contribution for the inaugural “Emerging Investigators” themed collection of ICF. Congratulations! Check it out here.
December 2, 2015
Bo's Chem. Mater. paper was the Top Download and among the Top 5 Most Read articles of Chemistry of Materials last month. Congratulations! Check it out here.
December 1, 2015
Bo's ACS Catal. paper was among the Top 5 Most Read articles of ACS Catalysis last month. Congratulations! Check it out here.
November 19, 2015
Nan and Meili's book chapter of "Chapter VI: Hybrid Molecular-Nanomaterial Assemblies for Water Splitting Catalysis" for the RSC book of Green Photo-active Nanomaterials: Sustainable Energy and Environmental Remediation has appeared online. Check it out here.
November 5, 2015
Bo's paper on MOF-derived cobalt phosphide for overall water splitting has been accepted by Chemistry of Materials. Congratulations! Check it out here.
October 22, 2015
Bo's paper on bi-MOF for oxygen reduction has been accepted by ACS Catalysis. Congratulations! Check it out here.
October 21, 2015
Nan's paper on Ni-P for overall water splitting has been accepted by ChemCatChem. Congratulations! Check it out here.
September 19, 2015
Nan's paper on NiSx for hydrogen evolution has been accepted by Catalysis Science & Technology. Congratulations! Check it out here.
September 14, 2015
Dr. Xin Liu joined the Sun group as a visiting scholar. Welcome, Xin!
August 31, 2015
Gunnar Wolfe, Raquel Boonstra, and Irina Rodriguez joined the Sun group for research experience. Welcome, everyone!
August 28, 2015
Nan was awarded the 2015 Governor's Energy Leadership Scholars Grant by the Utah Energy Research Triangle. She is the only second-time winner this year. Congratulations!
August 12, 2015
Meili's paper on carbon dioxide reduction has been accepted by Dalton Transactions. Congratulations! Check it out here.
August 3, 2015
Xuan Liu joined the Sun group as a new graduate student. Welcome, Xuan!
June 1, 2015
Winona Bhushan joined the Sun group for summer research. Welcome, Winona!
May 8, 2015
Yujie received the Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award from ORAU. Congratulations!
May 4, 2015
Gavin McCarver joined the Sun group as an undergraduate student. Welcome, Gavin!
April 30, 2015
Our research was highlighted by Utah State Today. Check it out here.
April 29, 2015
Our recent Co-P work for overall water splitting was selected as a Back Cover of Angewandte Chemie. Congratulations! Check it out here.
April 20, 2015
Nan received the Award for Early Research Progress in Chemistry. Congratulations!
April 15, 2015
Jeff received a UCRO grant to support his research in the Sun group. Congratulations!
March 12, 2015
Nan and Bo's paper on Co-P for overall water splitting has been accepted by Angewandte Chemie. Congratulations! Check it outhere.
January 20, 2015
Bo and Nan's paper on hollow CoS nanoprisms for hydrogen evolution catalysis and supercapacitor has been accepted byChemical Communications. Congratulations! Check it out here.
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December 11, 2014
Yujie gave a talk entitled "Renewable Energy Catalysis via Earth Abundant Materials" in the Department of Chemistry at Brigham Young University, Rexburg, Idaho.
September 24, 2014
Nan's paper on hydrogen evolution catalysis by Ni-S films has been accepted by the Journal of Materials Chemistry A. Congratulations! Check it out here.
September 1, 2014
Dr. Bo You joined the Sun group as a postdoctoral scholar. Welcome, Bo!
August 4, 2014
Meili Sheng joined the Sun group as a new graduate student. Welcome, Meili!
June 4, 2014
Nan and Yujie attended the Governor's Energy Development Summit at Salt Lake City. Nan presented her work.
April 10, 2014
Nan presented her work at Graduate Research Symposium on campus.
February 18, 2014
Nan was awarded the Governor's Energy Leadership Scholars Grant by the Utah Energy Research Triangle. Congratulations!
January 30, 2014
Both Lia and Nick presented their work at "Research on Capitol Hill" at Salt Lake City.
January 23, 2014
Both Lia and Nick's research was highlighted by Utah State Today. Check it out here.
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December 3, 2013
The Sun group received a RC grant to support our research on catalysis. Congratulations!
November 15, 2013
Both Nick and Lia received URCO grants to support their research in the Sun group. Congratulations!
November 4, 2013
Yujie gave a talk entitled "Renewable Energy Catalysis: Hydrogen Generation from Water" in the Department of Chemistry at Utah Valley University, Orem, Utah.
August 25, 2013
Nan Jiang arrived at Logan. She will join us as the first graduate student. Welcome, Nan!
July 25-27, 2013
Yujie attended the 2013 CSC New Faculty Workshop at D. C.
July 19, 2013
Nicholas Labrum joined the Sun group as an undergraduate student. Welcome, Nick!
July 17, 2013
Lia Bogoev joined the Sun group as an undergraduate student. Welcome, Lia!
July 15, 2013
Yujie arrived at Logan. The Sun group will start soon.
February 25, 2013
Yujie accepted the position of Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry at Utah State University. He will head to Logan in middle July.
We moved to our new lab today. Rieveschl 720 is open for business!
December 9, 2019
Dr. Jianhong Tang joins the Sun group. Welcome, Jianhong!
November 4, 2019
Dr. Haihan Zhou joins the Sun group. Welcome, Haihan!
November 1, 2019
Guanqun's recent work has been accepted by ACS Catalysis. Congratulations! Check it out here.
August 1, 2019
Dr. Xiao Shang joins the Sun group. Welcome, Xiao!
June 12, 2019
Fuzhan's work has been accepted by ACS Energy Letters. Congratulations! Check it out here.
May 31, 2019
Yang's recent work has been accepted by Angewandte Chemie. Congratulations! Check it out here.
May 13, 2019
Our invited News and Views article has been accepted by Nature Energy. Check it out here.
April 26, 2019
Xuan receives the Hoke Greene Fellowship and Guanqun receives the Lange Fellowship. Congratulations!
February 13, 2019
Kaili and Meili's work has been accepted by ACS Applied Energy Materials. Congratulations! Check it out here.
January 18, 2019
Our Minireview paper has been accepted by ChemElectroChem. Congratulations! Check it out here.
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August 28, 2018
Fuzhan's recent work has been accepted by Nature Communications. This project is currently supported by the UTAG program of USTAR. Congratulations!
August 17, 2018
Our invited Minireview has been accepted by Chemistry - A European Journal. Congratulations!
July 17, 2018
Our Accounts of Chemical Research article has been selected as the Front Cover. Congratulations! Check it out here.
June 26, 2018
Nan passed her dissertation defense today. She will be the first PhD from the Sun group! Congratulations, Dr. Jiang!
May 3, 2018
Bo and Guanqun's Feature Article has been accepted by Chemical Communications. Congratulations! Check it out here.
April 10, 2018
Nan received the Award of Outstanding Graduate Student in Chemistry. Guanqun received the Award for Early Research Progress in Chemistry. Brett received the ACS Inorganic Chemistry Award for undergraduate students. Congratulations!
April 3, 2018
Bo's article has been accepted by Nano Energy. Congratulations!
March 5, 2018
Our review article has been accepted by Accounts of Chemical Research. Congratulations! Check it out here.
February 28, 2018
Guanqun received an ACS-DIC Student Travel Award from the Division of Inorganic Chemistry, American Chemical Society. This award will support her to attend the ACS National Conference at New Orleans. Congratulations!
January 31, 2018
Nan has been featured on Utah State Today. Congratulations! Check it out here.
January 19, 2018
Nan has been named as the 2017-2018 College of Science PhD Graduate Researcher of the Year. Congratulations!
January 10, 2018
Our research has been highlighted in Research Fronts 2017. Check out the news from Utah State Today.
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December 19, 2017
Wei and Nan's recent work has been accepted by Chem. Congratulations!
December 4, 2017
Fuzhan's recent work has been accepted by ACS Applied Energy Materials. Congratulations! Check it out here!
October 11, 2017
Guanqun's recent work has been accepted by Journal of the American Chemical Society. Congratulations! Check it out here!
October 11, 2017
Chengyou Wu arrived at Logan and he joins the Sun group as a new visiting scholar. Welcome, Chengyou!
September 8, 2017
Xiaoyin Zhang arrived at Logan today and she will join the Sun group as a visiting graduate student. Welcome, Xiaoyin!
August 10, 2017
Bo and Xuan's recent work has been accepted by Journal of the American Chemical Society. Congratulations! Check it outhere!
July 20, 2017
Nan receives the USU RGS Dissertation Enhancement Award. Congratulations!
June 24, 2017
Fuzhan and Wei's invited review has been accepted by Inorganics. Congratulations! Check it out here!
May 30, 2017
Bo, Xuan, and Xin's recent work has been accepted by ACS Catalysis. Congratulations! Check it out here!
May 22, 2017
Taylor Jordan joins the Sun group as a summer intern undergraduate researcher. Welcome, Taylor!
May 10, 2017
Nan receives the USU RGS Dissertation Fellowship. Congratulations!
May 8, 2017
Tanner Hanson joins the Sun group as a undergraduate researcher. Welcome, Tanner!
April 24, 2017
Xuan receives the Award for Early Research Progress in Chemistry. Congratulations!
April 11, 2017
Brett Mason receives the URCO grant to support his research in the Sun group. Congratulations!
April 11, 2017
Xuan's recent paper has been accepted by ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. Congratulations! Check it out here!
April 5, 2017
Nan and Xin's paper has been accepted by ChemNanoMat. Congratulations! Check it out here!
March 15, 2017
Nan receives the Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-Financed Students Abroad (国家优秀自费留学生奖学金). Congratulations!
March 1, 2017
Dr. Wei Li joins the Sun group. Welcome, Wei!
January 1, 2017
Dr. Fuzhan Song joins the Sun group. Welcome, Fuzhan!
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December 20, 2016
Yujie receives the prestigious NSF Career Award. Congratulations! Thanks NSF!
September 21, 2016
Bo's recent work has been accepted by Journal of the American Chemical Society. Congratulations! Check it out here!
September 19, 2016
Nan passed her oral exam today. She's a PhD candidate now. Congratulations!
September 2, 2016
Dr. Bo You left the Sun group for Singapore. Best wishes to your future career, Bo!
August 29, 2016
Brett Mason joined the Sun group as an undergraduate researcher. Welcome, Brett!
August 18, 2016
Both Irina and Raquel received URCO grants to support their research in the Sun group. Congratulations!
August 2, 2016
Dr. Dongmei Li arrived at Logan. She joins the Sun group as a visiting scholar. Welcome, Dongmei!
July 30, 2016
Guanqun Han arrived at Logan. She will join the Sun group as a new graduate student. Welcome, Guanqun!
July 25, 2016
Xin's recent work has been accepted by RSC Advances. Congratulations! Check it out here!
July 17, 2016
Nan's recent work has been accepted by ACS Energy Letters. Congratulations! Check it out here!
June 27, 2016
Xuan's recent work has been accepted by Journal of Materials Chemistry A. Congratulations! Check it out here!
June 21, 2016
Bo's recent work has been accepted by Angewandte Chemie. Congratulations! Check it out here!
April 21, 2016
Meili received the Award for Early Research Progress in Chemistry. Congratulations!
March 9, 2016
Bo's review paper on chalcogenides and phosphides for electrocatalytic H2 evolution has been accepted by ChemPlusChem. Congratulations! Check it out here.
January 15, 2016
Nan's recent Ni-P work was selected as a "Very Important Paper" and also highlighted as a Back Cover of ChemCatChem. Congratulations! Check it out here.
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December 21, 2015
Bo's paper on urchin-like Ni2P superstructures for overall water splitting has been accepted by ACS Catalysis. Congratulations! Check it out here.
December 10, 2015
Bo's recent publications on MOF-derived catalysts have been highlighted by Utah State Today. Check it out here.
December 8, 2015
Bo's paper on nickel sulfide multifunctional superstructures has been accepted by Advanced Energy Materials. Congratulations!
December 2, 2015
Bo's recent paper on morphology dependence of cobalt sulfides for hydrogen evolution has been accepted by Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers. It was a contribution for the inaugural “Emerging Investigators” themed collection of ICF. Congratulations! Check it out here.
December 2, 2015
Bo's Chem. Mater. paper was the Top Download and among the Top 5 Most Read articles of Chemistry of Materials last month. Congratulations! Check it out here.
December 1, 2015
Bo's ACS Catal. paper was among the Top 5 Most Read articles of ACS Catalysis last month. Congratulations! Check it out here.
November 19, 2015
Nan and Meili's book chapter of "Chapter VI: Hybrid Molecular-Nanomaterial Assemblies for Water Splitting Catalysis" for the RSC book of Green Photo-active Nanomaterials: Sustainable Energy and Environmental Remediation has appeared online. Check it out here.
November 5, 2015
Bo's paper on MOF-derived cobalt phosphide for overall water splitting has been accepted by Chemistry of Materials. Congratulations! Check it out here.
October 22, 2015
Bo's paper on bi-MOF for oxygen reduction has been accepted by ACS Catalysis. Congratulations! Check it out here.
October 21, 2015
Nan's paper on Ni-P for overall water splitting has been accepted by ChemCatChem. Congratulations! Check it out here.
September 19, 2015
Nan's paper on NiSx for hydrogen evolution has been accepted by Catalysis Science & Technology. Congratulations! Check it out here.
September 14, 2015
Dr. Xin Liu joined the Sun group as a visiting scholar. Welcome, Xin!
August 31, 2015
Gunnar Wolfe, Raquel Boonstra, and Irina Rodriguez joined the Sun group for research experience. Welcome, everyone!
August 28, 2015
Nan was awarded the 2015 Governor's Energy Leadership Scholars Grant by the Utah Energy Research Triangle. She is the only second-time winner this year. Congratulations!
August 12, 2015
Meili's paper on carbon dioxide reduction has been accepted by Dalton Transactions. Congratulations! Check it out here.
August 3, 2015
Xuan Liu joined the Sun group as a new graduate student. Welcome, Xuan!
June 1, 2015
Winona Bhushan joined the Sun group for summer research. Welcome, Winona!
May 8, 2015
Yujie received the Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award from ORAU. Congratulations!
May 4, 2015
Gavin McCarver joined the Sun group as an undergraduate student. Welcome, Gavin!
April 30, 2015
Our research was highlighted by Utah State Today. Check it out here.
April 29, 2015
Our recent Co-P work for overall water splitting was selected as a Back Cover of Angewandte Chemie. Congratulations! Check it out here.
April 20, 2015
Nan received the Award for Early Research Progress in Chemistry. Congratulations!
April 15, 2015
Jeff received a UCRO grant to support his research in the Sun group. Congratulations!
March 12, 2015
Nan and Bo's paper on Co-P for overall water splitting has been accepted by Angewandte Chemie. Congratulations! Check it outhere.
January 20, 2015
Bo and Nan's paper on hollow CoS nanoprisms for hydrogen evolution catalysis and supercapacitor has been accepted byChemical Communications. Congratulations! Check it out here.
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December 11, 2014
Yujie gave a talk entitled "Renewable Energy Catalysis via Earth Abundant Materials" in the Department of Chemistry at Brigham Young University, Rexburg, Idaho.
September 24, 2014
Nan's paper on hydrogen evolution catalysis by Ni-S films has been accepted by the Journal of Materials Chemistry A. Congratulations! Check it out here.
September 1, 2014
Dr. Bo You joined the Sun group as a postdoctoral scholar. Welcome, Bo!
August 4, 2014
Meili Sheng joined the Sun group as a new graduate student. Welcome, Meili!
June 4, 2014
Nan and Yujie attended the Governor's Energy Development Summit at Salt Lake City. Nan presented her work.
April 10, 2014
Nan presented her work at Graduate Research Symposium on campus.
February 18, 2014
Nan was awarded the Governor's Energy Leadership Scholars Grant by the Utah Energy Research Triangle. Congratulations!
January 30, 2014
Both Lia and Nick presented their work at "Research on Capitol Hill" at Salt Lake City.
January 23, 2014
Both Lia and Nick's research was highlighted by Utah State Today. Check it out here.
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December 3, 2013
The Sun group received a RC grant to support our research on catalysis. Congratulations!
November 15, 2013
Both Nick and Lia received URCO grants to support their research in the Sun group. Congratulations!
November 4, 2013
Yujie gave a talk entitled "Renewable Energy Catalysis: Hydrogen Generation from Water" in the Department of Chemistry at Utah Valley University, Orem, Utah.
August 25, 2013
Nan Jiang arrived at Logan. She will join us as the first graduate student. Welcome, Nan!
July 25-27, 2013
Yujie attended the 2013 CSC New Faculty Workshop at D. C.
July 19, 2013
Nicholas Labrum joined the Sun group as an undergraduate student. Welcome, Nick!
July 17, 2013
Lia Bogoev joined the Sun group as an undergraduate student. Welcome, Lia!
July 15, 2013
Yujie arrived at Logan. The Sun group will start soon.
February 25, 2013
Yujie accepted the position of Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry at Utah State University. He will head to Logan in middle July.
