Personal Statement:Physics 77

Why do you want to study this course or subject?

I am XXX, born in 1977 in XXX, a small but beautiful town of XXX, XXX. Like many other middle class families in XXX, my father was a government servant and my mother stayed home to raise us. My parents sacrificed their own education and living style for our education. They always encouraged us to take admission in the best possible institute.

First time I was introduced to Physics when I got admission in a local school for my matriculation. I was excellent in playing with mathematical equations but I knew little about the physics behind those mathematical expressions. Consequently, I was a student with lots of questions and my teachers did not give me the satisfactory answers. This was the main reason that I diverted towards the books. I developed a habit of self studying and reading physics books to take the challenge of searching out the answers of my questions on my own. Applying mathematics into physics is fascinating but to me the most appealing feature of the physics is that it gives the physical reasoning of mathematical expressions.

Being a permanent faculty member of Department of Physics, University of XXX, I have serious intention to continue my education in UK by pursuing a doctorate degree not only to quench my thirst for physics but also to achieve my educational and professional goals. I am particularly interested in cold non-equilibrium atmospheric pressure plasmas for plasma-medicine technologies as I can apply my previous research experiences of laser spectroscopy and computer simulations in this innovative and emerging field. I love to carry on research as I feel that the knowledge of physics is beyond the books. I am confident that my firm commitment to physics and diverse research experience will definitely win me a place in your university.

How have your qualifications and studies helped you to prepare for this course or subject?

My hard work and devotion paid off as I earned 94% marks in physics and the third position in my district in matriculation.

My affiliation with physics continued as I chose it in both F.Sc and B.Sc as my major subject. In my country, one can get admission in Engineering after obtaining good marks in F.Sc but I didn’t choose engineering as my career because my aim was to get a master degree in physics at that time. After earning my B.Sc degree with good marks, I got admission in XXX, the top most university in XXX. Here I had an opportunity to build my deeper concepts in physics by polishing my problem solving skills. I solved many problems from various books related to electrodynamics, quantum mechanics, classical mechanics, statistical mechanics, and atomic physics etc.

I gained my first research experience during my M.Phil degree while working on an interesting topic of Laser based Fluorescence Studies of Atoms, with Atomic and Molecular Physics Group at XXX. I studied the three levels of Tl, 62P1/2 (the ground level), 62P3/2 (the lower lasing level) and 72S1/2 (the upper lasing level) and theoretically predicted that a three-level thallium pulse laser is possible from these levels by solving the rate equations and working out the conditions for population inversion. I also estimated the source temperature required to create the population inversion in thallium. The lab provided me the enthusiasm of research and valuable experience about the importance of team work that can be applied in a working environment.

After completing my M.Phil, I seized an excellent opportunity to work with the theoretical plasma physics group at XXX under the XXX project for two years and learned programming in Mathematica and the techniques of theoretical research. I worked on an exciting topic of XXX and published a paper, with a flavor of both modeling and simulations, in Physics of Plasmas.

I started my teaching practice as soon as I joined Department of Physics, University of XXX in 2006. I took help from the video lectures of Professor Walter Lewin (MIT) while teaching Electricity & Magnetism and Mechanics to undergraduate classes, and from the PDF lectures of Professor Steven Errede (University of Illinois) while teaching Electrodynamics to graduate students. I enjoyed and learnt a lot from these teaching experiences.

What else have you done to prepare outside of education, and why are these experiences useful?

My parents sacrificed their own education and living style for our education. They always encouraged us to take admission in the best possible institute.

The lab provided me the enthusiasm of research and valuable experience about the importance of team work that can be applied in a working environment.

After completing my M.Phil, I seized an excellent opportunity to work with the theoretical plasma physics group at XXX under the XXX project for two years and learned programming in Mathematica and the techniques of theoretical research.

I took help from the video lectures of Professor Walter Lewin (MIT) while teaching Electricity & Magnetism and Mechanics to undergraduate classes, and from the PDF lectures of Professor Steven Errede (University of Illinois) while teaching Electrodynamics to graduate students. I enjoyed and learnt a lot from these teaching experiences.

Grades achieved:

• 94% marks in physics
• third position in my district in matriculation

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