Tao Qu is a second year PhD student in Prof. Barrett's group working on the synthesis of higher diamondoid hydrocarbons
cyclohexamantane, which is sponsored by CSIRO Australia. Tao Qu carried out his undergraduate study in chemistry at Peking
University, China. In 2004 he then obtained his Master degree in synthetic organic chemistry under the direction of Prof.
Gary Sulikowski at Texas A&M University (USA), where he worked towards the total synthesis of the polyketide apoptolidin and
the total synthesis of the macrocyclic diamine alkaloid haliclonacyclamine C. Tao enjoys travelling around Europe and cooking
Chinese food when he is away from doing chemistry.