Jennifer Yukner will join the Chemistry faculty of McKendree University in Fall 2007. Congrats, Jennifer!

Prof. Chen is organizing a symposium "Electrochemistry and Nanoscale Functional Materials" (07NAN02) for the upcoming FACSS meeting in Memphis, TN, from October 14 to 18, 2007. You are cordially welcome to attend the conference by submitting an abstract to the symposium. The deadline of abstract submission is April 30, 2007. See you soon!

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of their alma mater (the University of Science and Technology of China in 2008, Prof. Chen and Prof. Wenbin Lin at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill will edit a book focusing on the latest development of nanomaterials science and applications. This book will compile the most recent achievements of a number of outstanding USTC alumni, all of whom work in prestigious research institutions in the US, in the field of nanoscience and nanotechnology. We anticipate to finish the book by the end of the year. We welcome more exciting contributions from our extensive alumni community. For more information, please contact the two editors.