美国德州农工大学Headley教授代表团访问我校

7月2日至5日，美国德州农工大学——康莫斯分校Headley教授代表团一行应邀来我校访问。

3日下午，两校合作办学洽谈会在理学院会议室举行。Headley教授、国际交流合作处处长王晓军、副处长傅翔分别介绍了两校的办学情况，双方就前期两校开展合作办学的初步方案做了进一步讨论和深化，就与理学院数学、物理、化学等学科合作、师生交流、互派留学生等达成了协议框架。教务处处长徐定华、理学院院长胡觉亮教授、启新学院院长郑旭明教授、理学院副院长徐芬教授及相关系所教授参加了会议。

4日上午，Headley教授在行政楼一楼报告厅作了题为“HIGHLY EFFECTIVEWATER-COMPATIBLE ORGANOCATALYTIC SYSTEMS FOR ASYMMETRIC REACTIONS”的学术报告。介绍了在有机合成中，手性转化的催化剂回收循环使用的问题，理学院教师、研究生、本科生近100人聆听了报告。

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Allan Headleyis a Professor of Chemistry at Texas A&M University-Commerce,USA.Prior to this appointment, he was a Professor atTexasTechUniversity. He received his bachelor’sin Chemistry fromColumbiaUnionCollegein Marylandand a PhD in Chemistry fromHowardUniversity, followed by a postdoc attheUniversityofCalifornia,Irvine.His research focuses on the design and synthesis of chiral ionic liquidsupported organocatalysts for asymmetric reactions and is presently funded by agrant from the National Science Foundation. Headley has served in variousadministrative positions, including Dean of Graduate Studies and Research atTexas A&M University-Commerce.