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·         The 50 Year of Reaction Dynamics Special Issue of J. Phys. Chem. A, co-edited by Hua is published. Two papers from the group are included in the special issue. December, 2015

·         Bin Z’s work on state-to-state mode specificity in bimolecular reactions published on J. Am. Chem. Soc., December 2015

·         Hua organized a symposium and gave two talks at the Pacifichem 2015 in Honolulu, Hawaii, December 2015

·         Ben D left the group, Dec. 2015.

·         Jianyi’s work on the FH2O- photoelectron spectrum is published on J. Phys. Chem. Lett., December, 2015.

·         Jun’s work on Ne + C2H2 PES is published on J. Chem. Phys., December 2015

·         Bin J. finished his postdoctoral appointment and started his independent career as Professor of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China. He is winner of a Young Thousand Talent Award in China. December 2015.

·         Hua gave a talk at the Reaction Dynamics Symposium, commemorating IAMS 20th anniversary, in Taipei. November 2015.

·         Our collaborative work on the low-temperature rates of the C(1D) + H2 reaction with Suleimanov and Hickson is published on J. Phys. Chem. Lett., November, 2015.

·         Bin J.’s work on H2O dissociation on Ni(111) is published on J. Chem. Phys., October, 2015.

·         Our collaborative work with Jun and Yang group on the H2 + CH3 reaction is published on J. Chem. Phys., October, 2015.

·         Hua gave a talk at the iCOMET meeting in Chengdu, October, 2015

·         Dr. Bruce Kay visited the group, October, 2015.

·         Brian joined the group as a postdoc, October, 2015.

·         Hua is appointed to the Editorial Advisory Board of J. Phys. Chem. for 2016 – 2018, September, 2015.

·         Hua gave a seminar in Michigan State University, September, 2015.

·         Hua gave a seminar in Wayne State University, September, 2015.

·         Anyang’s work in collaboration with the Viggiano group on the OH+ + H2 reaction is published on J. Chem. Phys., September 2015.

·         Xixi and Bin J’s work on site averaging model for dissociative chemisorption is published on J. Chem. Phys., September, 2015.

·         Changjian returns as a postdoc, September, 2015.

·         Katherine joined the group as an undergraduate intern, September, 2015.

·         Jun’s collaborative work with Yu and Dawes groups on Criegee intermediate is published on J. Chem. Phys., September, 2015.

·         Bin J and Xixi’s work on the quantum dynamics of H2 dissociation on Co(0001) is published on Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., September, 2015.

·         Hua gave an invited talk at the Surface Dynamics Gordon Research Conference, August, 2015.

·         Huixian’s work on vinylidene in collaboration with Jianyi’s group is published on J. Phys. Chem. A as an Editor’s Choice, August, 2015.

·         Highlights in Theoretical Chemistry 8: Guosen Yan Festschrift, is published by Springer, August, 2015.

·         Greg starts his postdoctoral appointment at Ithaca College, August, 2015.

·         Ryan’s collaborative papers on ion-molecule reactions with the Viggiano and Troe groups are published on Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. and featured on the cover, August, 2015.

·         The Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) starts to fund our research, August, 2015.

·         At the 2015 Conference on Dynamics of Molecular Collisions, Asilomar, CA, Bin J and Bin Z presented their research as posters, and Hua gave an invited talk, July, 2015.

·         Our collaboration with Jianyi’s group on the photodetachment of HCO2- is published in the special JPCA issue of 100 Years of Combustion Research at Argonne, July, 2015.

·         Huixian successfully finished the visiting scholar program and left for China, July, 2015.

·         Bin Z published his work on the Cl + H2O → HCl + OH as Communication on J. Chem. Phys., June, 2015.

·         Hua gave an invited talk at the International Symposium on Molecular Beams in Segovia, Spain, June, 2015.

·         Our collaboration with Jun and Donghui’s groups on the H + CH4 potential energy surface is published on J. Chem. Phys., June, 2015.

·         Hua is promoted to Distinguished Professor, June, 2015.

·         Hua gave an oral presentation at the DOE Combustion PI meeting in DC, May, 2015.

·         Our review on the X + H2O reactions is published on J. Phys. Chem. A as a Feature Article. It is also chosen as ACS Editor’s Choice and featured on the cover. This paper is on the list of the Most Read articles in 2015. May, 2015.

·         Nick Keyes joined the group as an undergraduate intern, May, 2015.

·         Our collaborative work with Zhigang and Richard on O + O2 KIE is published on J. Chem. Phys., May, 2015.

·         Ben A finished his MS study, May, 2015.

·         Hongwei’s work on the bond selective chemistry in F + HOD reaction is published on J. Chem. Phys., May, 2015.

·         Xixi finished her visit and returned to Nanjing U, April, 2015.

·         Bin J’s work on water dissociative chemisorption is published on Phys. Rev. Lett., April, 2015.

·         The National Science Foundation renewed our grant on surface reaction dynamics for three more years, April, 2015

·         Hua gave a talk at Department of Chemistry, New Mexico Tech, April, 2015.

·         Huixian, Hongwei, and Jun’s work on NH4+ is published on J. Phys. Chem. A., April, 2015.

·         Hongwei finished his postdoctoral appointment and move back to Singapore, March, 2015.

·         Hua gave a talk in Consortium of the Americas for Interdisciplinary Studies, UNM, March, 2015.

·         Hua gave a talk at the Truhlar Symposium at the ACS National Meeting in Denver, March 2015.

·         Changjian and Jianyi’s work in collaboration with the Yarkony group on vibrationally mediated photodissociation of ammonia is published on J. Chem. Phys. as a communication, March, 2015.

·         Hua gave a Plenary Talk on non-adiabatic dynamics at the 55th Sanibel Symposium, Feb. 2015.

·         Bin J’s collaborative work on SO3 with the Ono group is published on Atmos. Chem. Phys., Feb. 2015.

·         Anyang’s work on the application of the SVP model to 1,3-cycloaddition reactions is published on Chem. Phys. Lett., Feb. 2015.

·         Jun’s work on the HX + OH → X + H2O (X=F, Cl) reactions with the Espinosa-Garcia group is published on J. Chem. Phys., Feb. 2015.

·         Hua gave a colloquium talk on the SVP model at Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Feb. 2015.

·         Bin Z’s work on state-to-state dynamics of the F + H2O → HF + OH reaction is published on J. Phys. Chem. Lett., Feb. 2015.

·         Hongwei’s work on the HCl + OH reaction published on J. Phys. Chem. A, Feb. 2015.

·         Xixi joined the group as a visiting student from Nanjing University, Jan. 2015.

·         Our DOE grant on Quantum Dynamics of Elementary Reactions is renewed, Jan. 2015

·         Jun and Hongwei’s work on the bond selective chemistry in Cl + HOD reaction is published on Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., Jan. 2015.

·         Jun’s work on Criegee intermediate in collaboration with the Endo group is published on Chem. Phys. Lett. as Editor’s Choice, Jan. 2015.

·         Bin J’s work in collaboration with Richard Dawes on the photodissociation of the simplest Criegee intermediate (CH2OO) is published on J. Am. Chem. Soc., Jan. 2015.