RecommendationLettersRecommendationLetter(1)DearSirorMadam:Asex-directoroftheDepartmentofAppliedChemistryatDalianRailwayCollege,whereMr.HuYiangpingstudied,IamverygladtorecommendhimtotheChemistryDepartmentofyouruniversitytofurtherhisstudies.Aveteranprofessorwithoverfortyyearsofteachingandscientificresearchexperience,Icanproudlysaythathewasoneofthebeststudentsinthehistoryofourdepartmentandthathewastherepresentativeofthebeststudentsofourcollegeinmanyaspects.FirstofallImustsaysomethingabouthisexcellentclassroomperformance.Whenhewasafour-yearstudent,Mr.Hurankedfirstinalmostallsubjectsinthewholegradeandprovedtobeexcellentinmanyprofessionalsubjects.Notonlyso,butMr.Huwasverystronginexperimentoperations.IrememberwhenIwasteachingthesubjectofExperimentinEnvironmentalMonitoring,Iaskedallthestudentstotesttheparticlessuspendedintheaironcampus.Whendoingtheexperiment,Mr.Hufoundanextraordinaryaddedvalueinhisexperimentresults.Tomanyotherstudents,thiscouldwellbeconsideredasanentirelytolerableerror.Butgraspingthisphenomenon,Mr.Humadeascrutinyofthesurroundingenvironment.Itturnedouttobetheresultofadustraisedbyagroupofstudentsdoingphysicaltrainingnotfaraway.Suchadiscovery,thoughofscarcelyanyparticularscientificvalue,demonstratedavaluablestyleofstrictnessandacapacityofindependentthinkinginMr.Hu.Suchindependentscientificresearchabilityfoundevenmoreconcentratedexpressioninhisgraduationthesisresearchlater.EntitledResearchonTreatmentofFluoride-ContainingWasteWaterwithWasteWater,thethesiscreativelysuggestedthetechnologyofusingthewaterfromsteelcastingtotreatfluoride-containingwater.Thistechnologywasnotonlyoftheoreticalsignificance,butwouldbeofconsiderablepracticalapplicationperspective.Thismarvelousworkwonhisthesisthehonorofexcellence.Lateronthebasisofthegraduationthesis,hepublishedtwothesesofscientificresearch,whichappearedintwodifferentCAcollectionperiodicals,knownasTechnologyofWaterTreatmentandShanghaiEnvironmentalSciencesrespectively,somethingfewundergraduatesmanagedtodo.Ontopofthese,Mr.Huhasmanypersonalcharactersworthyofspecialrecommendation.Wemaywellsayhewasafull-fledgedgoodstudent.Inhimtherearemanyfinequalitiesoftakingdelightinhelpingothers,andofbeingcheerfulandoptimistic,whichwillbetheguaranteeforhisfuturesuccesses.Mr.Hu'sexcellentresultsinhisstudiesandacademicresearch,hisfinescientificqualitiesandpersonalcharactermakemesurethathewillscoreevergreatersuccessinhisfuturestudiesandscientificresearches.ThisiswhyIamwarmlyrecommendinghimtoyouruniversityforfurtherstudies.YoursSincerelyRecommendationLetter(2)DearSirorMadam:AsachemistryprofessorwiththeGraduateSchooloftheChineseAcademyofSciences,IhavethehonortorecommendMr.HuYiangpingtostudychemistryatyouruniversity.Apostgraduateeducationalinstitution,theCASGraduateSchoolistheschoolwhereallpostgraduatesfromallresearchinstituteswithintheCASsystemmustundergobasiccoursestudiesforthefirstyear.ItwasinthiscapacitythatMr.Hucametotheschoolandbecamemystudent.Inmycontactwithhimforoneyearormore,IwasdeeplyimpressedbyMr.Hu'sperformance.Duringtheone-yearperiod,Itaughthimthreebasicprofessionalcourses,namely,QuantumChemistry,QuantumChemicalCalculation,andExperimentinHPLC.ThefirsttwocourseswereverydifficulttheoreticalcoursesformanystudentsbutMr.Hushowedverysolidtheoreticalbasisinbothofthem.This,plushisstrongthirstforknowledgeandhardworkingspirit,leftaverydeepimpressiononme.Finallyhegotmorethan90marksforboth.Butexaminationswerenothisultimategoal.Itwasstrongdesireforknowledgethatmotivatedhishardstudy.Whenthestudyofthesubjectswasover,Mr.HuwouldfetchmeonvacationstodiscussaboutQuantumChemistry.DuringthediscussionsIgottofurtherknowhisuniqueanddeepunderstandingonmanypioneeringissuesinthefield.MeanwhileIgottoknowhisdesireforchemicalresearchashisfuturecareer.Itwasreallyverypleasingformethatsuchanexcellentstudentlikehimmadesuchaprofessionalchoice.Mr.Huhasnotonlyachievedprominentresultsintheoreticalstudies,buthasmadeextraordinaryperformanceinexperimentlessons.ForexampletheExperimentinHPLClessonItaughtwasoneoftheimportantexperimentlessonsconsumingmanyclasshours.Itcalledfortheoperationofmanyinstruments,suchasHPLC,IRandUV.InthislessonMr.HuwasdisplayedconscientiousnessandcarefulnessHewasgoodatmakingobservationsandfindingproblemsfromphenomena.Suchathinkingqualitymadehisexperimentreportswonderfulorevenofcertainscientificvalue.AlthoughIhavehadcontactswithMr.Huforonlyoneyear,IfeelthatMr.Huisastudentofgreatpotentialityacademically.LearningthatheisplanningtofurtherhisstudiesintheUnitedStatestoday,Iamverypleasedtorecommendhimtoyouruniversityandsincerelyhopethatyouwillaccepthisapplication.YoursSincerelyRecommendationLetter(3)ToWhomthisMayConcern:Iamex-directoroftheChengduOrganicChemistryResearchInstituteofCAS.IamheartilyrecommendingaverygoodgraduatefromourinstituteMr.HuYiangpingtoyourchemistrydepartment.Mr.HucametoourinstituteforMasterDegreesolidacidstudiesinSeptember1998.Thiswasaverydifficultsubject.PlusthelimitationoftheinstituteapparatusesandfundingMr.Humetwithsetbacksinhiswork.Butheshowedstrongscientificresearchinitiativesoon