Day 2
We arrived at the MSE faculty building to meet Dawei in the morning. He proceeded to take us to the conference room to witness the presentation of PhD confirmation. One student from his group was presenting his project with two examiners and the chairman of the committee.
This student's research is similar to Dawei's which is trying to replicate nature's creation into new applicable materials. Many procedures that were new to us to investigate and synthesize proteins were introduced. Steps like extracting, purifying and characterisation of protein all seemed foreign. Also, some techniques used like the Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) and X-ray Spectroscopy were presented.
His presentation was crystal clear and the general concepts are easy to understand. After that came the hard part, Q&A. The examiners were thorough in their questioning. Often, they queried him on his methods and results, questioning the credibility of his data obtained. This made him ponder over his procedures, interpretation of the statistics and observation from the sample protein.
Nearing the end of his presentation, he discussed the future works of his project.
Overall, it is a privilege to witness such an event. We have learnt that at this higher level of education, not only does one need to completely comprehend the subject, one must be able to apply and relate it to different areas of research.
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