Prof. Xiaotai Wang at University of Colorado Denver was invited to visit Engineering Research Center for Nanomaterials on July 14th. He gave an academic report with the title of “Doing Chemistry in Silico: Designing Molecules and Understanding Mechanisms”. Prof. Wang introduced his group works about the development of theoretical methods in the field of metal organic chemistry. The lecture focused on: 1) Novel structures and interesting organometallic complexes with ultrashort metal bonds; 2) The mechanism of reaction including homogeneous reaction, stereoselective olefin metathesis reaction, carbon-carbon coupling reaction and C-H activation reaction. Prof. Wang’s theoretical research provided unique ideas and insights for experimental workers.