Coming to UC with a background of chemistry, I was really confident and think that I am ready to take on research experience in chemistry. That is why I started to look for research experience right in Fall semester. I knocked on every door and ask for every single opportunity that might be available out there and it paid off in the end. After a lot of rejections, I have been accepted to be an assistant in Dr.Connick's lab and it is such an honor to be given this wonderful opportunity. Even though I was really confident with what I have already learned in chemistry, I understand that what I am about to do is complete different because I will be making knowledge not learning something that people have already known. As I expected from the start, it is not as easy as I thought to take on new challenges, not just academically but also socially. This research group is where I learned to work with others, and to fully committed as a team to do something great together. With a freshman like me, this is just too awesome to ask for. I will be conduct research on the process of Pt(II) turning to Pt(IV) and vice versa. We want to study the mechanism of this process because our lab work a lot with Pt complexes and knowing the mechanism will be really helpful in controlling what we want as an outcome for reactions.
This research opportunity is unlike any others because I found out that I am not suitable for the career that I always think that I am suitable for. It changed the way I think about my life and what I have learned in high school. It also showed me that, coming to US for education is my right choice because I have choices here. I can make choices that I would never had the chance to make if I stayed in Vietnam.
Here is my reflection on the research:
This research opportunity is unlike any others because I found out that I am not suitable for the career that I always think that I am suitable for. It changed the way I think about my life and what I have learned in high school. It also showed me that, coming to US for education is my right choice because I have choices here. I can make choices that I would never had the chance to make if I stayed in Vietnam.
Here is my reflection on the research:
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