AGEP 2005 Yin Zhang Professor of CAAM Rice
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AGEP 2005 Yin Zhang Professor of CAAM, Rice University Talking 07/29/05 Points: Where I came from Educational experience What I expect from students 1
Chongqing -- 重庆(60’s) 07/29/05 2
Chongqing -- 重庆 (2005) 07/29/05 3
“Cultural Revolution’’ (1966 -- 76) Schools, colleges closed for years Students sent to countryside My own experience: 07/29/05 missed high school did farming for 2. 5 years did pluming work for 2 years then went to college for 3. 5 years assigned a major to civil engineering 4
Ph. D. Experience Went to SUNY Stony Brook in 1982 Switch to Applied Math Ph. D program loved math, loved to do research did well in math in all schools Chose my own thesis topic Many difficult times, set-backs Finished my Ph. D in 1987 07/29/05 5
Lessons I learned No education, no opportunity. Get the best education possible/available. But if you did not go to better schools, or fell behind, you could still catch up. Love what you choose to do, treasure the opportunity, do the best you can. Nothing is easy. You must be willing to work harder than others. 07/29/05 6
Ideal advisees Love what you do, or do what you love. And do what you are good at. Try to be a self-starter, self-motivator. Advices aren’t instructions, follow most of times but do more. Have own initiatives. You earn the degree, we help. Be willing to work really hard. Nobody is perfect, but anybody can work hard. 07/29/05 7
Hard-working a necessity May not be sufficient, but necessary. How hard is hard? 8 hrs/day is not hard 5 days/week is not hard “Have a life”, yes, but after My 07/29/05 8 office: DH 3090, x 5744
