Picture taken during the legendary 2001 grasshopper hunting field trip on campus.
From  left to right: Ying Dong, Andrew Taylor, the PI, Zhenyi Liu, Minal Patel and Nasima Muqim.

Celebration of Amy's degree over lunch in the I-house in summer 2003. From left to right:
Suchi, Amy, Ying, Iris, Zhenyi and PI.

The lab in fall 2004. Iris apologizes for the damage caused to the foundation.
From  left to right: Iris, Zhenyi, Jason, PI, Mitchell, Ying and Suchi.

Celebrating Ying's March 2005 defense at the Shangrila over a hearty serving of dim sum, i.e. "Benzer style". Zhenyi concerned because his defense is coming up next. Jason's first exposure to real chinese cuisine. He did well.
From left to right starting with top row: Iris, Zhenyi, Jason, "the man" James Lee,
Bottom row: Suchi, PI, the happy graduate, Ying Kong and Ivanna.

Grasshopper graduation lecture 2005

Just four weeks later: dinner after Zhenyi's defense in April 2005. This time in Golden Harvest. Gratefully embracing organismic diversity we particularly enjoyed the fried quail, spicy fried eel and jelly fish on pig feet. An adventurous treat.
From left to right starting with top row: Mitchell, Iris, Suchi, Jason.
Bottom row: the graduate, PI, Ivanna, Ying Kong, Ying Dong, Jinrong and little Ruoyu (a.k.a. Angela).

Still April 2005. Finally finalee of the Winter semester 2005 graduation spree.
This time Suchi is the happy graduate.
Top row: Mitchell. Bottom row from left to right: Zhenyi, PI, graduate, Iris, Ivanna and Jason.




Fairwell lunch for Ying in the I-house. Last refreshment before a long drive to Dallas.
From left to right: Mitchell, Jason, Magdalena, Iris, Mithun (our promising minor),
Ying and Ivanna (yes. she had a haircut).