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To prospective students,

Prior to reaching out regarding a prospective research appointment within our laboratory, prospective applicants are encouraged to review Elbert Hubbard’s 1899 essay, “A Message to Garcia“.

In your initial correspondence, please include a few reflections on how the themes of the piece—specifically self-initiative, dedication, resourcefulness, and self-accountability—align with your approach to scholarly research.

Owing to the substantial volume of inquiries, individual responses from my end cannot be guaranteed. Should you not receive a reply within two weeks, it indicates that available positions have been filled or that no openings remain at present.

Thank you for your interest in my lab.

Kind regards,

Haotian Zheng

Regarding “Self-Accountability”, I would like to share the following with you…

“When you constantly blame circumstances, the environment, or other people, you are effectively claiming that you had little ability to affect the outcome. But that’s not what actually happened. The truth is that we make repeated choices in life that become habits, those habits determine our paths, and those paths determine our outcomes. When we explain away those unwanted outcomes, we absolve ourselves of any responsibility for producing them.”

—from “Clear Thinking” by Shane Parrish (CHAPTER 2.1 Self-Accountability)

Contact:

Dr. Haotian Zheng
Associate Professor in Food Chemistry
North Carolina State University
Campus Box 7624
236F Schaub Hall
Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +1 919-513-2244