Beijing, 24–31 December 2003 and 25–26 January 2004
My home base in China is
Beijing Normal University and Prof. Zhuang Guoshun's research group in
atmospheric chemistry. I go there every time I visit China. Two of his students,
Guo Jinghua and Yuan Hui, have studied with me in the U.S. for nearly a year
apiece. I give the students lectures and help them interpret their data. This
time I stayed there for a week. It was a very busy time, for in addition to
working intensively with the two or three most advanced students, I had to meet
with the rest of them (some 12 in total) because Prof. Zhuang announced that
each of them had to discuss their research plans with me. The line formed at the
door!
We worked hard, but we also had a lot of fun. The pictures
below show both these aspects of my visit.
Wednesday, December 24th
BNU's new dormitory for foreign students
Views from the 12th floor
A Christmas present from
Yuan Hui
Christmas lecture (25th)
1 Prof Zhuang's introduction
2 The students
3 My talk
Christmas dinner
1 The delicious dinner
2 'Twas The Night Before
Christmas
3 My present to the group
4 Hijinks afterward
Sunday, December 28th
1 In the eighth-floor laboratory
2 Supper at the Super Bar
3 Xingying plays volleyball
Monday, December 29th
1 Lecture
2 Dinner
3 BNU by night
Tuesday, December 30th
1 Meeting with Mr. Gao at SEPA
2 Dinner with Gao and friends