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!

Institute of Science Tokyo (IST) (June 25).Thanks Prof. Ken Tanaka and his group for their warm hospitality. Prof. Ngai had a wonderful visit to IST and enriching discussions with Professors Tanaka, Maeda, Morimoto, Ohmori, and Ando!

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!

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!

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.

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).

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.

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.

Osaka University (June 5) .Prof. Ngai had a fantastic visit to Osaka University’s Chemistry Department. Many thanks to Prof. Tobisu, his group, and Profs. Yasuda, Tsurugi, and Hirano. Deep appreciation to Dr. Hayato Fujimoto for help navigating on campus!

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.

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.

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!.

🎉 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.

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. ☕️🧪

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

We are thrilled to share that our recent article on Excited-State Palladium-Catalyzed Radical Allylic Alkylation: Rapid Access to C2-Allyl Carbohydrates is out in ACS Catalysis! Congratulations to Wang, Jackie, Hang and our collaborators @pengliu_group!.

Congratulations to Gaoyuan, Arman, Sahil, and Jamal! Their exciting work on Co-H catalyzed alkene/carboxylate transposition (ACT) of allyl carboxylates is featured as "Mechanism of the Month" in Trends in Chemistry!@PurdueChemistry @EmoryChem.

RT @Jianguo_Mei: Congrats to Professor Graham Cooks who just surpassed 100,000 citations and hit the 150 h-index! More photos and story: ht….

Congrats to Upasana and Jagrut on their exciting review in Chem Catalysis! 🎉✨ Dive into their work on visible light-driven excited-state copper-BINAP catalysis, unlocking diverse chemical transformations. 🌟👏 @PurdueChemistry, @StonyBrookChem,

Congrats to Gaoyuan, Arman, Sahil & the Musaev Lab on uncovering new reactivity with the CoH catalyst! Their work shows how ACT can drive allyl carboxylates beyond classic rearrangement pathways.🌟 Exploring their exciting findings here."