[分享]與教授通信和拿到RA的過程.....

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Sat, 28 Jan 2006 16:43:06 +0800 (CST)
Dear Professor XXXXX:
     Please pardon my rudeness for writing to you so impolitely. I am a
prospect student who is serving for Obligated Army in Taiwan and applying for
the Master Program in Environmental Engineering in University of Wisconsin-
Madison. I used to be a member in LabOOO research group, which is lead by
Mr. XOXOXO in National Chung Hsing University and I used the molecular
biological method—fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH)—in my university
research.
     Although the application is still in-progress, I am in haste to acquaint
myself with your laboratory group because I am so interested in your research.
In your study—Mechanistic Approach to the Problem of Hybridization Efficiency
in Fluorescent In Situ hybridization, you discussed the relationship between
G overall and hybridization efficiency of DNA probe and rRNA; you conclude
that a threshold  G overall of –13.0 kcal/mol was proposed as a goal in the
design of FISH probes to maximize hybridization efficiency without compromising
specificity. In your another research—Making All Parts of the 16S rRNA of
Escherichia coli Accessible In Situ to Single DNA Oligonucleotides, you suggest
that a rational design strategy involving  G overall, hybridization kinetics,
and fluorophore quenching is recommended for the development of bright probes. From your research, I realize that what I had known is just the beginning and the primary. I am eager to learn more
molecular biological methods from your research group and I wish to realize
more about your research group. Begging you to reply by returning the mail.

Sincerely yours
OOOOOO
Taiwan
January 28, 2006

Sat, 28 Jan 2006 09:02:10 -0600
Dear OOOOOO,
Thanks for your email.  I am glad to see that one of my former students is
doing such a good job at training other students, such as yourself. I will
take a look at your application this week.  In the mean time, can I ask you
about your financial requirements to pursue the MS program?  Funding is
limited at this time, so it would be great if you have your own financial
resources, or if you could apply for a fellowship in Taiwan.
Regards,

XXXXX
教授說他目前沒有經費了

Wed, 1 Feb 2006 12:54:03 +0800 (CST)
Dear Professor XXXXX:
      Please pardon me that I can't reply the letter sooner because it is
unconvenient for me to access the Internet while I am in the battalion.
I am glad to see your reply and  I am convinced that there will be no problem
for my first-year tuition. I wish there will be some financial assistance
for my second-year MS program. Also, I will keep finding some financial
resources in Taiwan. Hopping you reply by returning the email.
這邊採取的做法是要讓教授覺得妳是很想跟他學東西，錢真的不夠，千萬不要讓他以為
妳是唯錢是圖的學生

Thu, 13 Apr 2006 11:13:54 -0500
Dear OOOOO,
I have good news.  I was able to secure some funding for the first year of your
studies at UW Madison.  The second year of funding is still uncertain, so it
would still be a consideration that you support yourself for the second year.
Note, however, that it is possible to finish an MS degree in 1 or 1.5 years,
should the financial constraints require you to do so.

So, my question for you is if you are still interested in graduate studies at
UW Madison, and if this partial funding opportunity is attractive.

I look forward to hearing from you soon,

Regards,

XXXXX

Secure這各字的意思是確保，也就是只能保證妳有錢，多少不知道，可能1/6，可能1/3
，這時候我們不要妄動，乖乖回信謝謝老師先

Fri, 14 Apr 2006 13:26:41 +0800 (CST)
Dear Dr. XXXXX:
    It is very electrifying news for me. Although other schools also give me
the admission, the financial aids are still limited by this time. It is
appreciated that you give me this rarely opportunity and the partial funding;
I will prepare well for my future studies in UW-Madison. At this time, my
teacher Dr. OXOXOX would like to ask you that what techniques I should be ready
for when I arrive at UW-Madison. Hope to hear from you.

 這篇我已經表明我會去了，千萬別先及這問錢的問題，要先表現出自己的誠心


Sincerely yours

OOOOO
Taiwan
April 14,2006

Fri, 14 Apr 2006 12:46:47 -0500
Dear OOOOOi,
It is great that you are excited about coming to Madison for your graduate
studies.  It is also wonderful if you can get some training at Dr. OXOXOX
laboratory in the coming months.

I have written to him the following:


Thanks XOXOXO for offering to train him before his arrival to UW.   That is
wonderful.  The funding that I have for him will be related to the minimization
of sludge production in activated sludge systems. So, he will be expected to
run lab-scale reactors, and be able to do the basic tests of solids, methane
production, COD, VFA, ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate.  After that, an additional
 question of significance is the microbial community composition in these
reactors, but I still do not have funding for that part. Nevertheless, it would
be useful if he is able to do DNA extraction, cloning, sequencing, and FISH.

Of course, a lot of this he can learned here, but to hit the ground running,
his proficiency with reactor set up, operation, monitoring, and maintenance
will be ideal.

Does this make sense?

Thanks,

XXXXX

So, reactor set up an operation, and all the basic techniques to monitor
biological treatment processes are essential for you to start the project
on a very good way.  Later, we will ask the questions regarding the microbial
communities, but first we will need to get the funding for that.  Of course,
one thing you need to know is that I favor and encourage the cross-
collaboration of students on different projects, so the way for me to get
you here is through the reactor operation project, but continued funding may
potentially rely on moving to other projects.

I am going to request the department office to send you an offer letter as
soon as possible.

Let me know if you have additional questions.
這個時候一定要把信仔細看個3-5遍，然後教授說可以問問題，所以一定要問問題喔

Regards,
XXXXX

Mon, 17 Apr 2006 16:15:52 +0800 (CST)
Dear Professor XXXXX,
       Thank you for sharing with me the project about the minimization
of sludge production in activated sludge system. Is there a lab-scale reactor
in your lab or you plan to build one for this project? Will the reactor be
operated with the general activated sludge process or some special processes
will be applied (eg. EBPR process)?

      Prof. Hung's lab has an activated sludge system and I will spend some
time on the reactor to gain more understanding and hand on experience about
reactor setup, operation, and monitoring. During my undergraduate study,
I have used DNA extraction and FISH technique for my thesis. I am also trained on the basic biochemical
test of the solids such as methane production, COD, VFA, ammonia, nitrite, and
nitrate (as you mentioned) in my undergraduate curriculum. However, I did not
have experience in DNA cloining and sequencing techniques. Do you think I
should be focusing on the reactor experience or learn more characterization
 techniques before I start my graduate study in Madison this Fall? Thanks.

     From the webpage, I know there are different kinds of financial
aids: fellowship, research and project assistants, and teacher
assistant. (上面那句，是個失敗，千萬別用，直接提問就可以了)，那句話害我被老姐
罵慘了 I am just a little curious about how to get the tuition waiver. Would
you please let me know how to do then I can get the tuition waiver?
Many thanks for your kindness help and I am looking forward to hearing from
you.

Sincerely yours,

OOOOO

Wed, 19 Apr 2006 11:42:26 -0500
Dear OOOOO,
We will be setting up new reactor for this project.  The concept is novel,
so we have to build it from scratch.  Working with the activated sludge system
that Dr. Hung has would be great.  In addition, I do not know if Dr. Hung has
anaerobic systems in the lab, but it would also be great if you gain some
experience on the operation of anaeorobic digestors.  The critical issues here
are pH, alkalinity, mixing, and the analyses involve monitoring gas production
rates and gas composition.

About the tuition waiver, you will have a Research Assistantship.  Up until now,
these assistantships carried the full tuition waiver, and your offer letter
will reflect that.  However, starting in Jan 2007, the university is changing
the way it collects tuition remission from students in RA support.  What this
means, is that at this time, there will be full tuition waiver for the Fall
2006, but we have to come up with $4000 for the tuition in the Spring 2007.
I am trying to figure out how to come up with that funding, so one of the
questions I pose to you is whether that level of tuition is something you
could handle for the fall semester.  I am also looking at other alternatives
to cover that fraction of the tuition, so most likely you will not have to
worry about that.  Again, funding for a second year is uncertain at this time.

XXXXX

雖然第一年免錢,但下學期要付$4000,回信時要先謝謝老師


Fri, 5 May 2006 01:27:34 +0800 (CST)
Dear Professor XXXXX:

     Thank you very much for you kindly support. I still have couple questions
about setting up the reactor from scratch, do I need any skill to draft the
engineering graphics or I should draft by the computer software (e.g. AutoCAD).
Do we need to set up an operation panel or device with the computer operation
system or just the simple operation panel will beapplied? There is some
anaerobic digester in other laboratories and I will learn to get more knowledge
and be familiar with the operation skill of anaerobic digestors in other
laboratories as well. Again, I really appreciate your help. I have seen the
timetable for fall 2006. Would you give me some suggestion on which courses
I should take?

Sincerely yours,

OOOOO
May 5th, 2006
Taiwan

Fri, 05 May 2006 22:14:54 -0500
Dear OOOOO,
I am happy to report that I figured out the funds for the rest of the tuition
for the 2006-2007 academic year. You will have full tuition waiver for that
academic year!

By the way, did you receive the offer letter?  If you did, did you returned a
signed copy?

About the reactor, there is no need of engineering graphics or autoCAD.  The
set up an operation can in principle be either a simple manual operation (with
you having to check the reactors every day), or if you have the knowledge, you
could set up a computer controlled system.  For the latter, the software that
you would need is LabView.  The reality in my lab is that we do not have any
reactor controlled using LabView, but if you have the possibility of learning
what that program does before you come to Madison, you will really bring a
great asset to my research group.  We currently have only one person familiar
with LabView, and we mostly use his expertise to set up automatic data
acquisition systems.

As for classes, graduate students typically take 2 classes per semester for the
first year, and then, they may go down to one class per semester for the second
year.  With lab work, this is a full load.   My recommendation is for you to
take CEE 822 (required for the MS) and CEE 629 - Environmental Modeling
(Elective).  I teach the second one, so it would be useful for you to take it,
as it will help us get more familiar with each other.  In addition to these
courses, you need to enroll in CEE 929 (you enroll in this seminar every
semester), and you need to take thesis credits (CEE 790 - you also do this
every year).

Hope this is useful.

Regards,

XXXXXX

結論：
1. Thank you 很重要，請常用
2. 錢是很重要，但請擺在最後，重要的是妳以後的研究方向
3. 有技巧的問問題，但請用最恰當的方式;
     a.我的funding 是多少
     b.我的funding 能夠有tuition waiver嗎?
     c.要如何做，才能達到tuition waiver的條件>>>雖然您給的funding只有一點點，
       我也會想辦法的努力想其他辦法的，沒關係?
4. academic writing很重要
5. 大概就這樣吧，加油!!!!!
6. 沒有幫忙到的大家多多見諒囉


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