On November 13 to 15, renowned international chemist, Professor of Chemistry Department of University of Alberta, Yunjie Xu (Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Academy of Science) and Wolfgang Jäger (Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Academy of Science) were invited to visit East China Normal University. Professor Yunjie Xu is a full professor and Tier I (Senior) Canada Research Chair in Chirality and Chirality Recognition in the Chemistry Department at the University of Alberta. Her research focuses characterizing chirality and chiral recognition/transfer/amplification/ at the molecular level. Professor Jäger’s research is multifaceted and includes fundamental studies of intermolecular interactions using spectroscopic investigations of weakly bound complexes and clusters, development of atmospheric trace gas sensing techniques that utilize solid state infrared diode lasers, photoreaction chamber studies of aerosol formation, and design and fabrication of external cavity lasers using MEMS technology. His work has resulted in more than 180 publications thus far.

On November 14, Professor Yunjie Xu and Professor Wolfgang Jäger brought two lectures entitled “Infrared and Microwave Spectroscopy of Molecules Embedded in Helium Nanodroplets” and “Chirality Recognition, Transfer, and Amplification in Molecular Clusters and with Quantum Plasmons” to the teachers and students in the State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy. The two lectures are listed in the university anniversary lectures. Both lectures were chaired by Director E Wu of JIAST. After the lectures, Professor Jian Wu, Director of JIAST, led Professor Yunjie Xu and Professor Wolfgang Jäger to visit the State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, and presented the current work and achievements of the laboratory to them. On November 15, Prof. Wenxue Li and her group held a seminar to discuss the possibility of future cooperation with Professor Yunjie Xu and Professor Wolfgang Jäger.