Xing Liu

Awarded for successfully publishing a research paper on new extract material synthesis after a dedicated 9-month effort. This work includes designing and optimizing synthesis methods, providing more information about chorus pathways, and interpreting results to address key challenges in the field. The publication represents a significant contribution to advancing knowledge in material science and demonstrates perseverance, technical expertise, and innovation throughout the research process.

Awarded for successfully publishing three research patents on thermoplastic elastomer materials over a 2-year period. The work focused on discovering and developing novel properties and applications of new materials, involving extensive experimentation, performance optimization, and innovative design. These patents represent significant advancements in the field, demonstrating technical expertise, creativity, and a strong commitment to material science innovation.

This is a complete program that I have been involved in and it was a very successful collaboration with my professor. The whole program was conceived a year ago, and this is also a very complete project that I have participated in independently, from the early stage of design to the final product manufacturing. There were many bumps and bottlenecks in the process, but I realized the resilience of my character and became more and more unafraid of difficulties and troubles while accumulating a lot of experience in the program under the perseverance and breakthroughs time and time again. The whole project was based on the degradation of PBAT materials, and the collision of ideas with the professor made me generate a lot of ideas, which were partially realized in this project. This kind of experience during undergraduate program is rare and valuable.

• Supported staff members in their daily tasks, reducing workload burden and allowing for increased focus on higher-priority assignments.

My study at Hunan University was my first in-depth study and understanding of materials science, where I mainly did anionic polymerization of SBS polymerization and SEBS hydrogenation polymerization. Unlike my previous work as a lab assistant, I was involved in some of the experimental design for the first time, and I also participated in the scale-up experiments. The double row of tubes and the glove box became my daily equipment, and the hazardous lithium catalyst (comb-butyl lithium) became the catalyst for my reactions. I was exposed to a wide range of relatively dangerous organic synthesis experiments, learned more about some of the characteristics and properties of polymer synthesis, and participated in other PHD projects within the group. This experience greatly strengthened my overall ability in organic synthesis, and I still exchange chemistry-related questions and insights with them today.

This program is about the cross-linking modification of Genipin and collagen and the testing and analysis of its biological antibacterial properties. in Throughout my internship I was first exposed to biology-related experiments, similar to protein assays as well as petri dish fabrication and material antimicrobial experiments. This was the first time I combined materials chemistry and biology in an experiment, which broadened my research and experimental horizons.

This was my first involvement in a university lab and my first experience of the process of research and testing in a program. As a 17 year old, I joined the EPDM-MVQ research under the leadership of a PhD, and I started to figure out how to read the literature independently, compare the data differences in the experiments, and think about and make suggestions for experiments, for example, there are better methods to use in the tests (refer to the other literature). This kind of participation in the experiment was very exciting for me and aroused my interest and enthusiasm in the research.

During my two years at CSSAHKU, I have continued to improve my personal, collaborative, and leadership skills. When I first joined CSSAHKU, I recognized my shortcomings in communication, so I actively worked with my teammates to complete one project after another. In my second year, I became the head of the team and realized the importance of leading and directing a project. I continued to polish my leadership skills, and finally completed large-scale activities such as the Ten Schools Conference “春鸣”, which allowed me to get to know more people and at the same time improve my personal skills.