I have applied for PhD position
in abroad. As the Professor Thomas
Wandlowski asked me to answer the following questions, I have
entered my reply below. I would be happier if anyone corrects my reply letter.
Thanks in advance.
This is the Professor Thomas
Wandlowski Question to me:
"Concerning your
application I would kindly ask you if you could send me a statement why you
like to join us, what are your specific goals, what is your interest in
Interfacial/Nanoelectrochemistry, what do you expect to accomplish, to
gain as a potential PhD student with us."
My reply letter is
Dear Prof. Dr. Thomas Wandlowski
Thank you for being nice to me. It is my pleasure to answer your
questions.
I am sure that my participation in your Ph.D.
program will give me thorough education and excellent research experience,
which will advance me to my dream. I am convinced that my curiosity and knowledge
will enable me to succeed in the research field. Eventually, I deeply believe
that the excellence of your program, along with my capabilities and motivation,
will help me to attain my destination.
During school, I was fascinated with Science.
I am seriously interested in Chemistry since my high school tenure. My interest
in the Electrochemistry gained fresh impetus during my undergraduate studies at
S.F.R. College. Right since the beginning of my undergraduate study Electrochemistry
is a subject that has fascinated me with its power of applications. In college,
I always enjoyed long hours in the labs. It gave me the opportunity to
correlate theory to practical phenomena. I especially enjoyed its experimental
part when I was making something with my own hands and could see the result of
my work.
It has given me the confidence to pursue a master’s
degree and also kindled a desire to do research. Besides the core Chemistry I
also studied Physics as an ancillary subjects and I learnt about electronics,
circuits, diodes and practical session for these. This combined knowledge induces
me to know more about electrochemistry.
The grand challenge in electrochemistry is to
link electronic properties, surface structure, chemistry and topography,
interfacial properties and exposure conditions to predict the electrochemical
properties of materials. Nanotechnology is booming techniques in the
contemporary research field. Moreover characterization of nanoscale chemical
and physical properties of materials on atomic and molecular length scales has
wide range of applications. To achieve this, I would like to gain exposure to
the latest practices adopted in nanoelctrochemistry. The theory inspired me for
further deep study of this subject and the modern concepts of Electrochemistry.
Electrochemical
nanoscience has wide range of applications in thermodynamic, kinetic and
structural studies of chemical reactions. Because electrochemistry allows for
the selective introduction and removal of electrons from organic molecules, it
is an ideal tool for reversing the polarity of known functional groups and
triggering many reactions.
I intend to do my research
work in Electrochemistry. The main goal of my future education is to gain
valuable research experience and deepen my knowledge of Electrochemistry.