At the invitation of Prof. Zhu Weihong, Dean of the School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, ECUST, Prof. Timothy R. Newhouse and Dr. Chen Yifeng from Department of Chemistry of Yale University came to ECUST for academic exchanges  on Oct. 21st. 2016.  Professor Timothy R. Newhouse delivered an academic report entitled “Mechanism-Based Methods Development for Synthesis of Neurologically Active Natural Products”.  The report meeting was chaired by Prof. Zhu Weihong, and joined also by Prof. Wu Xinyan, Prof. Cai Liangzhen and other teachers of the Organic Chemistry Teaching and Research Group.