…begins with one step. This famous Lao Tzu quote embodies the very purpose for this blog. While most blogs are for entertaining or educating online readers, this blog (or should I say “journal”) is a living record of my time matriculating at Virginia Tech as a “student”, a “candidate” and eventually a “graduate”. The posts will reflect the various stages of literature research, lab work, coursework, department activities and degree program milestones. I fully expect my blog posts to include a few inaccuracies, misrepresentations and the occasional typo. Nonetheless, as both successes and failures are part of the development process, I intend to “write” until I get it “right”.<\/p>\n
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