BGI welcomes many new faces this October, including visiting scientists Jiaye Ping, Nianci Yao, and Ying Zhang, who will be conducting research in Sung-Ching Lee's eco-meteorology group for the next 1 to 4 years. Jiaxi Song will be supporting Jacob Nelson's XTE group for the next two years. Yili Jin will be a guest in Jens Kattge's Functional Biology research group for one year, and Jyoti Sharma will be a guest in Alexander Winkler's ABC³ group for two months. A warm Welcome!