Statement of Purpose for Material Science Major at John Hopkins University

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Personal Statement

My passion in engineering and science is, in part, due to my Grandfather, who is the deputy director of one of the research institutions at the Chinese Academy of Science. Influenced by the atmosphere of scientific and intellectual conversation, I have been exposed to cutting edge technology my entire life. In particular, my interest in material science can be traced back to my explorations in civil engineering and mechanical engineering at Stony Brook. In my freshman and sophomore years, I was taking a lot of civil engineering and mechanical engineering courses, through which I discovered that the major breakthroughs in those fields were at the material level nowadays. As a student looking for my own contribution to make a difference, I steered myself towards a journey - to become a researcher in material science.

In preparation for this journey, I selected various courses at Stony Brook to cover the entire spectrum of material science. More specifically, in studying engineering chemistry, quantum mechanics, materials science I and II, I have prepared myself with solid foundations and basic scientific principles. I also took many advanced courses in material science with focus on research techniques, including thermodynamics of materials, and strength of materials. With extensive mathematics, physics and programming training, I felt comfortable in learning advanced materials. Meanwhile, I am versatile with technical tools, like C, Python, Solidworks, Matlab, LaTeX and Linux, which will assist me in dealing with both practical and research problems.

To put what I have learned into practice, I participated in some research projects after my undergraduate work. Highlighted by a project with Prof. Juhyuk M...

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...of Material Science at John’s Hopkins University has a most rigorous graduate program and many exciting on-going research. Professors affiliated to the Institute for NanoBioTechnology produces many interesting works in the interdisciplinary area between material and biomedical science, such as quantum dot tracking and I am interested in expanding my knowledge into the field.

I am fascinated by Prof. Tim Mueller’s work

Screening of candidate materials by simulating their properties with computer algorithm

Addressing the problem of simulating the properties of nanoparticles with innovative method such as machine learning.

Having worked as a TA during college also offers me a preview of life graduate school and teaching career. In conclusion, I believe that my academic excellence and extensive research experience makes me an ideal candidate in your program.

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