A goal of mine has always been to travel abroad within my 4
years at Ohio State University. I have
just finished my junior year as a Biomedical Engineering student and I am
ecstatic to finally see my goal coming to fruition. I have been given an
incredible opportunity to travel to Hefei, China to conduct research in
Professor Xu’s laboratory at the University of Science and Technology of China.
I would like to say a huge thank you to the OSA Foundation for giving me the
opportunity to travel abroad to conduct research. Though I am nervous, I am
incredibly excited for what the next few months have in store.
I arrived in Hefei
late last night and was picked up by two students, Wenqi and Jiaqi, who work in
Professor Xu’s Lab. They were incredibly helpful in getting me set up in my
room at the guest house on campus. I have a nice room to myself and there is
even food served in the building I am staying in!
Today Professor Xu brought me to his lab where I met the
other people that are working there. Everyone has been extremely helpful and
welcoming. Most of the people I have met speak English very well, so
communication has not been as difficult as I was anticipating. After talking to
Professor Xu, it sounds like we will be traveling to Shanghai this weekend to
visit an Ophthalmologist at The First People’s Hospital. This should help in
narrowing down the focus and goals of my research this summer!
I have not had a chance to take many photos yet, but I will
get some up as soon as I can!
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