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IhavebeengreatlyfascinatedbychemistrysincemyfirstexposuretothePeriodicTableofElements.Thenaturalorderofthefirst12elements,discoveredapproximately450yearsago,madeitpossiblefortheelementstobeplacedonachartconsistingofrowsandcolumns,suchthatelementssharingacolumnwerediscoveredtohavesimilarcharacteristics.ThisledRussianscientistDmitryMendeleyevtopredicttheexistenceoftheelementwiththeatomicnumber32,germanium,aswellasitscolour,weight,density,andmeltingpoint.ThepredictedelementshavesincebeendiscoveredandIwasgreatlymarvelledatthisfeatamongstmanyothers.MyinterestinchemistryhasbeenfurtherstimulatedasIhavecontinuedtolearnmoreaboutthecharacteristicsoftheindividualelements,thenatureoftheiratoms,andhowtheyformfamiliarchemicalcompoundsthatareparticularlycriticaltotheexistenceoflifeandthepracticeofmedicine.

ArrivingatthedecisiontostudyAppliedChemistrytookmequitesometime.ThiswasbecauseIwasdeterminedtofindoutwheremyinterestsreallylieasIexcelledinmostofmySciencesubjects.However,IknewthatIloveexperimentinginChemistryandalsothatitisoneofmyfavouritesubjects.Idutifullyattendedanumberofcareersessionsandopendaysforsciencesubjectsatvariousuniversities,andtheonesfocussingonChemistryleftalastingimpressiononme.Also,Itooktimetovisitoneortwocommercialchemistry-orientedlaboratoriesinmyareatotalkwiththechemiststhere.Theirexperienceshavereinforcedmyloveforthesubject.TheyhelpedmetounderstandthewidevarietyofcareersavailableforagraduatewithagoodknowledgeofChemistry,i.e.research,pharmaceuticals,andevenenvironmentalmanagement.Theprospectofacareerinresearchandpharmaceuticalsisofgreatinteresttome.Atthispoint,IwasfinallyconvincedthatstudiesinChemistryandacareerinresearchinthesamesubjectiswhatIwantedtopursue,thisislargelyduetomyloveforChemistryasascience.

MyinterestinChemistrywasconsolidatedbymyworkexperienceatChangZhouUniversityChemistryDepartment.ThemoreadvancedChemistryIwasexposedto–intextbooks,discussionsandpracticalworkensuredmethatIwouldbeinterestedindegreelevelChemistry.Myworkmainlyconsistedofbrominatinganaromatic,whichwouldproduceanintermediateforstem-cellresearch.Thistaughtmevaluablepracticalskills,suchastheuseofSchlenkapparatus,columnseparationandrotaryevaporation.Workingwitharesearchteammademeparticularlyattractedtocoursesofferinganopportunitytotakepartinresearch.Usinganalyticalmachinery,suchasNMR,oncompoundsthatIhadproducedexcitinglybroughtwhathadbeentheoryinatextbookintopracticalreality.ThedesireformoreofthesemomentsisoneofmymainmotivationsforstudyingChemistry.Inaddition,Iregularlyengageinfurtherreadingonline,e.g.theOxfordpre-UniversityChemistryCourse.ThishasexpandedmyinterestinChemistrysyllabus.

Nevertheless,Iamacutelyawarethat,intheresearchfieldsIaminterestedin,therearestillsomanydifficultsubjectsandchallengesawaitingforsolution.Inphysicalchemistry,Chinaisrelativelybackwardinthefieldsofcatalystdevelopment,catalystinactivation,reactiondynamics,reactionmechanism,geochemicalreactionmechanism,environmental-chemicalreactionmechanism.Inanalyticalchemistry,ChinalagsrelativelybehinditsWesterncounterpartsinareassuchasinstrumentalanalysisandtheoreticalanalyticalchemistry.Basically,Chinareliesonimportforlarge-scaleanalyticalinstruments.Bycontrast,theUnitedStateshasmanyworld-leadingacademicspecialistsandencouragesinterdisciplinaryprograms.Itwillaccordmeastimulatingandliberalacademicenvironment,apartfromthesophisticatedresearchfacilities.RiceUniversityismytoppriorityinapplyingforaPh.D.programandIchoosetospecializeinphysicalchemistryorinanalyticalchemistry.

AtRiceUniversity,Iplantolearnbroader-basedfoundationaltheoriesinmychosenfields.Withmysolidinterdisciplinaryknowledgeandmyabilityforthequickassimilationofnewknowledge,IintendtosecureformyselfaRAstatustodirectlystartmylaboratory