Fu, one of our graduate students just starting his third year in Chemistry at McMaster, was a busy man during the weekend of 12th-15th November.
On Friday 12th he wrote a quantum graduate module exam: On Saturday 13th he flew to Vancouver to join his wife Maggie: On Sunday 14th Maggie presented him with a healthy baby boy - Gwai Wah; On Monday 15th Fu flew back to Hamilton, and on the afternoon of 16th November he was back to his TA duties in the 2PA3 laboratory.
So we held a birthday cake and pop party to welcome Gwai Wah as a 15 minute break during the lab. Gwai Wah was welcomed with a One-Gun (hydrogen-oxygen balloon) salute.
Fu receives his new "lab manual": "How to survive babies first year"
Fu with 2PA3 students, TAs and friends 'sans moi'
Fu with 2PA3 students, TAs and friends 'avec moi'
And so.....
Back to the 2PA3 laboratory:
2PA3 Experiment 5 [MA] Ethyl acetate - why didn't he choose ethyl alcohol?
2PA3 Experiment 6 [FWK] Cyclohexane & Acetone - some cocktail!
For my next trick (experiment?)
2PA3 Experiment 5 [LE] This lab room was at 12C and the students were determining a phase diagram wearing parkas and , in one case, gloves!!
Thursday 18th November
Future students visit Ol' MacDonalds
MCGSS
Bowling Night
University Lanes, Dundas Nadine has been bowling really hard!
Great form - but whose?
A great evening was had by all. Bill Riddoch bowled a sequence of five strikes. He was just a little worried when YT managed four in a row!
Thanks Nadine & Nada.