Congratulations to Xin-Yue Zuo, Su-Rui Pan, Tian-Yu Li, Sheng-Sheng Ying, Xiao-Hong Zhu, Zi-Qing Li, En-Jun Yang, Ji-Ying Qiu, Fu-Yuan Zhao, Yu Qian, Xiao-Chu Wang on defending their theses!
On May 11th, we were privileged to welcome esteemed scholars to our group's Master degree examinations. We had the great honor of having Prof. Chang Guo from the University of Science and Technology of China as the committee chair, and Prof. Qiang-Shuai Gu from Southern University of Science and Technology, Prof. Shuo Guo from Inner Mongolia University, Prof. Zhe Dong from Southern University of Science and Technology, Prof. Xiang-Ai Yuan from Qufu Normal University, and Prof. Xiang Li from Southwest University as distinguished committee members. Leading the examinations was the distinguished Prof. Chang Guo. Prof. Qiang Wang from Central China Normal University served as the defense secretary.
Xing-Yue Zuo (advisors: Prof. Lu) was defending her thesis titled Synthesis trans-Cycloalkene via Photoinduced Wolff Rearrangement-(7+2) Dipolar Cyclization Cascade.
Su-Rui Pan (advisors: Prof. Xiao and Prof. Lu) was defending his thesis titled Enantioselective (3+2) Cyclization of Cyclopropyl Aldehydes by Visible-Light Photocatalysis.
Tian-Yu Li (advisors: Prof. Lu) was defending his thesis titled Visible-Light-Promoted Palladium- Catalyzed Asymmetric (7+2) Dipolar Cyclization.
Sheng-Sheng Ying (advisors: Prof. Lu) was defending his thesis titled Cyclization for the Construction of 2,3-Photoredox-Catalyzed (3+2) Radical Dihydropyrroles.
Xiao-Hong Zhu (advisors: Prof. Xiao) was defending her thesis titled Photoredox/Nickel-Catalyzed Asymmetric a-Vinylation of β-Ketoesters with Alkynes.
Zi-Qing Li (advisors: Prof. Zhang) was defending her thesis titled Theoretical Study on the Copper/Nickel-Mediated Radical Bond-Forming Mechanism.
En-Jun Yang (advisors: Prof. Lu ang Prof. Shi) was defending his thesis titled Synthesis of Triazolodiazepinoindoles via Pd-Catalyzed Asymmetric Tandem Cyclization.
Ji-Ying Qiu (advisors: Prof. Gao) was defending her thesis titled Synthesis of Chiral 1,4-Dicarbonyls via Dual Photoredox/Nickel-Catalyzed Oxidative Coupling of β-Ketoesters and Alkenes.
Fu-Yuan Zhao (advisors: Prof. Chen) was defending his thesis titled Photoinduced Palladium-Catalyzed Hydroaryloxylation of 1,3-Dienes.
Yu Qian (advisors: Prof. Chen) was defending his thesis titled Photoredox-Catalyzed Ring-Opening Carbonylation/Cyclization/Sulfidation Cascade of Aminocyclopropanes for Synthesis of γ-Lactams.
Xiao-Chu Wang (advisors: Prof. Cheng) was defending his thesis titled Photoinduced Cobalt-Catalyzed Dehydrogenative Polyfluoroalkylation.
The committee unanimously confirmed that all 2026 master's students have successfully completed their thesis defenses. Well done! Congratulations to all of them on their hard work and achievements!
