Graduates | 袁春霖：心有所向，风雨兼程

流年似水，岁月如歌。今年，广东以色列理工学院迎来了首届毕业生。广以2017级本科毕业生系列采访将带大家一同聆听这四年来学生们与广以的故事，共同见证广以学子们的成长。今天分享的是化学工程专业毕业生袁春霖的故事。

理工科学生的文艺心

作为作为一名理工科学生，袁春霖擅长用数理逻辑来解释自然万物的原理和奥秘。他也热爱文学，那些跃动的文字描绘出的诗情画意同样让他陶醉不已。以史为鉴，知晓地理，偶以诗词歌赋为伴，这是袁春霖悠然自得的课余时光。

作为广以“独白者文学社”创始人之一，春霖和同学们一起策划活动，举办读书沙龙、作家讲座，采访学校老师并写成报道发布在公众号上。“教授Communication in English这门课的Connie老师和蔼可亲，深受同学们的欢迎。于是我希望能采访Connie，向大家分享她丰富有趣的经历。她欣然同意，发布的推文也收到不错的反馈。”

这次采访，不仅能让春霖以学生记者的身份观察记录，用文字表情见意，对他来说这更是一个“见贤思齐”的宝贵机会。“我从Connie身上看到了积极乐观的态度，这也在潜移默化中影响着我后来的学习和生活。我慢慢意识到，遇到困难，与其固守待援，不如主动出击寻找机会，把主动权掌握在自己的手里。即使失败，至少努力过也不会留下遗憾。”

静时能伏案疾书，动时亦能驰骋球场。袁春霖是广以首届足球队队员并担任首发门将，和队友们在赛场上挥洒汗水的时光、扑出点球的精彩瞬间，每每想起，回味无穷。

袁春霖扑出点球瞬间

提前规划，行动胜于言语

“我时常问自己是否真的热爱化工这个专业？高考填报志愿时，因为喜欢物理和化学而选择的化工专业，是否真的适合自己？不过，这些问题都在大三的暑假得到了回答。”

大三暑期，春霖加入了钟子宜教授的课题组，研究“利用多孔材料在光热条件下催化降解甲醛”的项目。这段经历不仅提高了他的专业能力，更让他钦佩于导师和前辈们为了热爱的事业精益求精、持之以恒的精神。“我了解了一些表征手段的分析方法，学会了高效查阅英文文献，根据文献设计自己的课题，以及实验仪器的操作流程。慢慢地，我在实验室找到了当初解答理综试卷的成就感，会为每一次成功合出样品感到开心，也会为了提升样品的催化效率主动查阅资料、向前辈们请教。虽然我只是取得了一些微不足道的成果，但这也是自我价值的一种实现，激励着我继续往前走。”

早规划、早准备，机会总是青睐有准备的人。袁春霖认为，能被心仪院校录取，与他提前做好规划并按部就班地执行不无关系。

“我在大二就决定了要出国深造，所以在2019年的暑假先考了雅思，搜集各个目标院校的相关信息，明确后续学期的努力方向，并清晰地了解整个申请的流程。疫情居家期间，我详细地在重点目标院校的网站上浏览专业及课程设置、职业生涯规划、校友去向等信息，还大致了解了化工行业知名企业在亚洲地区的分布。我发现这些知名企业大多集中在长三角地区，特别是上海。于是，我在今年逾越节假期前往上海，对几个知名的化工企业进行踩点，想看看它们的研发基地到底长啥样。”

今年九月，春霖将在新加坡国立大学-慕尼黑工业大学的联培项目攻读工业化学硕士学位。“选择这个项目的主要原因是它是一个两年制的项目，第二年可选择到企业实习或联系教授进入实验室做课题。我打算利用实习的机会到化工企业了解真实的化工制造是什么样的，再根据企业的实际需求探索自己读博的方向。未来我更想做一些不局限于实验室的、能够真正应用到实际生活中的产品。学成之后，我倾向于到知名化工企业的研发部门工作。”

袁春霖建议学弟学妹们多和老师、同学们交流。“广以有许多宝贵的资源，老师们的教学经验和人生阅历都很丰富，从他们身上可以学到很多东西。学习上可以多听听同学们不同的想法，有的课程难度不小，小组讨论是一个解决的好方法。”他还表示，学会高效地利用互联网搜集信息非常重要。“积极了解行业相关资讯，包括政策导向、热门研究方向、本专业毕业生就业去向等，对厘清自己的方向有很大帮助。”

袁春霖（左）与朋友合影

The first cohort students were graduated from Guangdong Technion - Israel Institute of Technology this year. The series of interviews with the graduates from Class of 2021 will show their stories with GTIIT in the past four years. Here is the story about Yuan Chunlin, a student of Class of 2021 from Chemical Engineering Program.

Literature and football are my hobbies

As a student from Chemical Engineering Program, Chunlin is good at using mathematical logic to explain the principles and mysteries of the things in nature. He also likes reading books about history and geography and loses himself in the charm of literature and poetry.

As one of the founders of GTIIT's literature club- The Monologist, Yuan Chunlin and his teammates actively planned various activities, held reading salons and lectures, interviewed GTIIT’s teachers and published the articles on the club’s Wechat account. "Dr. Connie, who teaches Communication in English, is amiable and very popular with the students. So I hope to interview her and learn more about her experience. She agrees readily, and the article has also received great feedback. This interview also benefits me a lot. I learn the positive and optimistic attitude from Connie. I gradually realize that when encountered difficulties, instead of waiting for help, it is better to take the initiative to look for opportunities and try hard without leaving any regrets."

Chunlin is also a member of GTIIT's first football team and served as the starting goalkeeper. He missed the days with his teammates on the field and the wonderful moments when he saved a penalty kick. "These are my great memories at GTIIT." He said.

the moment of Yuan Chunlin saving a penalty kick

Actions speak louder than words

"I often ask myself if I really love the program of chemical engineering and does this program really suit me? However, these questions were answered during the summer holiday of my junior year." Yuan Chunlin joined Prof. Zhong Ziyi's research group to study the project of "Using porous materials to catalyze the degradation of formaldehyde under light and heat conditions." 

This experience not only improved his professional ability, but also made him admire the spirit of perseverance of his teacher and seniors. "I learn about analysis methods for characterization, learn to look up English literature efficiently, design my own research based on the literature, and how to use the experimental instruments. Gradually, I've found a sense of accomplishment in the laboratory. I am happy for every successful sample synthesis, and I will also take the initiative to search information and ask the seniors in order to improve the catalytic efficiency of the sample. Although I've only achieved some trivial results, it is inspiring to keep me moving forward."

Opportunities always favor those who are prepared. Yuan Chunlin believes that being able to be admitted to his dream universities has something to do with his planning in advance and step-by-step implementation. "I decided to go abroad for further study in my sophomore year, so I took the IELTS test first in the summer of 2019. I also collected relevant information about each target university, and had a clear understanding of the application process. During the Spring Festival in 2020, I browsed the programs and courses, career planning, alumni career development and other information on the websites of my target universities in detail. I also got a general understanding of the distribution of well-known companies in the chemical industry in Asia. I found that most of them were concentrated in the Yangtze River Delta region, especially Shanghai. So, during the Passover holiday this year, I went to Shanghai to step on several famous chemical companies to see what the R&D department in chemical companies look like."

In this September, Chunlin will pursue the master's degree of Industrial Chemistry Program at the National University of Singapore-Technical University of Munich joint program. "The main reason for choosing this project is that it is a two-year project. In the second year, I can intern in a company or join the research project with a professor. I plan to use the internship opportunity to learn about real chemical manufacturing in a chemical company. I will also explore the direction of my Ph.D. according to the actual needs of the enterprise at the same time. In the future, I would like to produce something that are not limited to the laboratory and can be applied to real life. After studying, I tend to pursue my career in the R&D department of a well-known chemical company."

Yuan Chunlin suggests that the junior students communicate more with their teachers and classmates. "There are many valuable resources at GTIIT, and there is a lot to learn from the teachers who have rich teaching and life experiences. Some courses are not easy, so group discussion is a good way to solve them, and you can also get inspiration from the discussions with your classmates." He also says it is important to learn how to use the Internet efficiently to gather information. "Search the industry related information, including policy orientation, popular research direction and graduates' career development. It is helpful to clarify your own idea."

Yuan Chunlin (left) with his friend