Nankai University College of Chemistry 100th Anniversary Lecture” was held in Yuncheng No.1 Middle School

2020-12-20

On November 7, the “Nankai University College of Chemistry 100th Anniversary Lecture” was held at Yuncheng No. 1 Middle School. Zhu Shoufei, Dean of the College of Chemistry, Nankai University, gave a report entitled “Chirality and Chiral Synthesis”. In the one-hour report, Prof.Zhu have given profound and lucid explanations around chirality and chiral synthesis, so that students have a basic understanding of chiral chemistry. 

Chiral molecules and their synthesis research have a wide range of applications in the fields of drugs, catalysts, etc. In the lecture, Dean Zhu combined with high school chemistry knowledge to introduce the basic concepts and research history of chirality to students, combined with his own research work. The latest research progress of chiral synthesis and current problems were introduced in plain and easy-to-understand language, and the students in the audience listened with gusto. The students said that listening to Dean Zhu’s lecture broadened their horizons, increased their knowledge, and stimulated their interest in chemistry.

This lecture is the first lecture in the Going Out series of Nankai University College of Chemistry 100th Anniversary Lecture. In the coming year, more teachers from College of Chemistry, Nankai University will go out of the campus to introduce and popularize chemical knowledge to the society and exchange their experiences in scientific research work. Please look forward to it!

It is reported that this activity was to award Yuncheng No. 1 middle school the title of excellent student source base for Nankai University. Yang Kexin, deputy secretary of the Party committee of Nankai University, Jin Baijiang, director of the recruitment office of Nankai University, Wang Yan, secretary of the Party group and director of Yuncheng County Education and Sports Bureau, and Xu Deyu, general Party branch secretary and principal of Yuncheng No. 1 Middle School attended the awarding ceremony. In the ceremony, Nankai University and Yuncheng No. 1 Middle School signed a cooperation agreement. Secretary Yang Kexin awarded Yuncheng No. 1 Middle School the title of excellent student source base for Nankai University, and introduced the situation of Nankai University. He also hoped the two schools could strengthen exchanges and in-depth cooperation in the future.