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This Is Nicholas

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Astronomy

Thousands of years ago, the sky above us inspired the admiration and curiosity of our ancestors, which have been compelling human to explore the universe for centuries. I became interested in astronomy in junior high school, where I set out my own journey to find out mystery of the cosmos. (Click Here to See More)

Sports

As a competitive sport, cycling compels me to pursue high speed and powerful constitution. I participated in PBP challenge, which required completing 200 km journey in 12 hours by cycling, as well as other individual time trial. As a way of traveling, cycling not only gives me a special horizon to see the world and a valuable chance to meet different people. I cycled around Taiwan Island and Hainan Island respectively, which were meaningful experiences for me.(Click Here for More Pictures)

History

Both as history teacher or professor, my grandfather and uncle, as well as my father, endowed me a key to open the gate of a new world. The meaning of history is emerging gradually, stimulating me to seek the comprehensive understanding of it, so I participated in a history study program and it may be my future major.(Click Here to See More)

Chemistry

“What is the essence of nature”, a question of which chemistry can provide an answer exactly. Variable compositions of the world and diverse reactions between chemicals motivate me to discover the secret of substances, so I conducted several research projects in high school.(Click Here to See More)

Academic Activities
Study of Japanese History

The program is a valuable opportunity to hear the opinions from Professor James L. McClain of Brown University, an expert in Japan history. In the courses, professor gave lectures about Japan history from ancient to modern. We mainly focused on the development of different aspects in society, such as politic system, economy, social classes, and life of citizens. Besides presentations from given by professor, discussion session was also inspiring to me. I could often acquire new and diverse perspectives about one question in Japan history, which motivated me to cultivate comprehensive thinking skill. For example, I had never considered the relationship between Confucianism and Samurai until a student pointed it out in discussion.

In parallel with the courses, I also conducted a research project of Japan history under the instruction of professor. My research topic was the relationship between the emperor of Japan and manipulative policies of the government in World War II. The study was demanding in terms of reading literatures, summarizing opinions, and organizing logic. The result of my study was presented by a research paper (Click Here to View). In this process, I obtained fresh understanding of critical thinking and the value of history.

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Academic Activities
Research of Silver Nanoparticles

A news about super bacteria aroused interest of me and my group members; combined with our knowledge of chemistry, we decided to carry out a research of the antibiotic effect of silver nanoparticles.

Week1: Searched for literary review for the same topic, from which we came up with our own experiment; prepared reagents and equipment.

Week2: Successfully prepared silver nanoparticles after failure and adjustment; conducted size test, UV scanning, and TEM to exam nanoparticles.

Week3: Test the antibiotic effect of silver nanoparticles with Escherichia coli.

Week4: Composed formal paper about our research project. (Click Here to view the paper)

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Personal Interest

Astronomy

Sport

Cycling

Academic

Chemistry&history

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Extracurriculum activities
astronomy club

Acquired the first telescope in junior high school and started to observe inner planets and moon

Started to explore technique of photographing stars

Established S.H. Astronomy Club in high school with classmates with the same interest

Organized activities of astronomy club to visit National Observatory in Xinglong

Started a “star journey” from Ningxia province to Inner Mongolia to observe the purest night sky without light pollution

Taught astronomy class in local community with other members in astronomy club

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