出国留学自我陈述材料

.精品文档.出国留学自我陈述材料AcceptedatIllinois,Indiana,MichiganState,ChicagoKentRejected:DePaul,OhioState,UniversityofChicagoWaitlisted:Wisconsin,LoyolaChicagoWhileattendingtheUniversityofIllinois,Ihaveenjoyedmanyopportunitiestolearnabouttheenvironmentwhiledevelopinganinterestinthelaw.Hands-onexperiencesinthelab,fieldworkacrossthestate,andlecturesfromleadingresearchersengagedmymindandcapturedmyinterest.Studyingecologyandtheworld’senvironmentalproblemshasinstilledinmeadeepapPciationfortheenvironmentaswellasadesiretolearnhowattorneysutilizeregulatorysystemstoprotectit.Participatinginanundergraduateresearchprojectonclimatechange,interninginamethylmercurylab,andtakinganenvironmentallawclasshaveinspiredmetoattendlawschooltopursuemyinterestinlearninghowthelawcanaddressenvironmentalproblems.2016全新精品资料-全新公文范文-全程指导写作 –独家原创1/4.精品文档.Duringspringsemester2006,IbeganaresearchprojectonclimatechangeunderthedirectionofDr.TonyEndress.Weanalyzedclimatedatafromthepast100yearstoinvestigatehowtheobservedvariationsaffectedthephenologyofIllinoisflora.Theengagingresearchrevealedtheextenttowhichclimatechangealtersthefunctionandtimingofprocessesinecosystems.IcontinuedresearchingenvironmentalproblemslastsummerwiththeNationalGreatRiversResearchandEducationCenter.AsaninterninDr.RobertHudson’slabattheUniversityofIllinois,IconductedaresearchprojectonmethylmercuryincrayfishandodonatesfromthePiasaCreekWatershedinsoutheasternIllinois.Methylmercury,awidesPadneurotoxinespeciallyhazardoustodevelopingorganisms,isfoundthroughouttheworld’saquaticecosystemsandposesathreattopublicandecosystemhealth.AlthoughIenjoyedcontributingtotheacademiccommunitywithmyresearch,IwantedtodosomethingmoretangibleabouttheproblemsIstudied.Applyingthelawtodiminishthreatstohumanandenvironmentalwell-beingwouldsimultaneouslyachievesocialand2016全新精品资料-全新公文范文-全程指导写作 –独家原创2/4.精品文档.environmentaljustice,benefitingbothhumansandnature.Bothresearchendeavorshavebeenfascinating,rewardingprojects,butresearchalonecannotsatisfymeprofessionally.Thelegalsystemmakesconnectionsbetweenscienceandregulatorypolicy,allowingtheresultsofscientificresearchtoengenderchangethatbenefitssociety.Myresearchprojectsinspiredmetolearnhowtousethelawtoimproveecosystemqualityandtoprotecthumanwell-being.Iaminterestedindevelopingpoliciesthatprotectspeciesfromhazardousexposuretomethylmercuryandothertoxinsbyreducingtheirabundanceinecosystems.Inlawschool,Ihopetolearnhowtocraftapracticalregulatorysystemthatmitigatesthenegativeeffectsofclimatechangeonsocietyandtheenvironment.Asalawyer,Iwanttoapplysciencethroughthelawtomakeapositivechangeintheworld.Whilemyresearchprojectsdirectedmetowardsspecificissuestoexamineinalegalcontext,studyingthelawasanundergraduateinspiresmetoexploredeeperaspectsoflegalstructuresandhowtheyaffect2016全新精品资料-全新公文范文-全程指导写作 –独家原创3/4.精品文档.environmentalwell-beinginlawschool.Lastsemesterinenvironmentallawclass,Ifoundmyniche.ReadinganddiscussingcasesinclasscapturedmyinteresteverydaybecauseIfeltpassionateabouteachissueandwasfascinatedbythelegalargumentsusedineachsituation.Althoughthecoursefocusedonmanycasesandavarietyoflegalissues,attheendoftheclassIwantedtoknowmore.ContinuingmylegalstudiesinlawschoolwillprovidethetoolsIneedtoachievemygoalofapplyingsciencethroughth