I have especially enjoyed serving as a Teaching Assistant in the Chemistry Department at ____ University while earning my master's degree in chemistry at Lamar University; and I keenly look forward now to returning to the academic world to earn my PHD, also in Chemistry. I could not be happier in my chosen field, and I look forward to a long and prosperous lifetime giving my all to both Analytical and Organic Chemistry. I have served as a laboratory assistant at Lamar University and was most thankful for the experience of monitoring lab chemicals and maintaining instruments in accordance with safety regulations.
The University of XXXX, at XXXX is my first choice among PHD Programs in Chemistry for a variety of reasons, personal as well as professional. I especially admire your state-of-the-art facilities for research with your highly modern instrumentation lab. While I share an intense passion for many of the areas of special research interest of your faculty, I am especially looking forward to the privilege of studying under Dr. Franco Basile whose research in analytical chemistry dealing with environmental and biological sample analysis I particularly admire. I find myself drawn to the welcoming campus community of the University of ____, particularly the way that it is set in such a picturesque mountain landscape.
I have closely observed chemical reactions since I was a child playing in my own little lab and I see life itself as like organic chemistry, providing oxygen for our way of life. My elder brother encouraged me to study hard and pursue a career in science; thus, while still in grade school, I would find myself pondering such things as why the rubber-like substance of my eraser would remove pencil writings from the paper but not those that were made with ink. I earned my BSc in Chemistry from the University of Dhaka in 2012 and now I will be finishing my MS Degree with a thesis this coming spring of 2017. I have most enjoyed my advanced courses in Chemistry - organic, inorganic analytical, physical - and instrumental analysis. I have also found time for volunteer work here in the USA as well as back home in my native Bangladesh where I served with Education USA, teaching at the American Center at the US Embassy in Dhaka.
I became especially intrigued as an undergraduate student with spectrochemical analysis and as a master's student I have completed a great deal of research involving LC/MS/MS TGA and XRD instrumentation; and publishing my first paper on TMS. Competing in our poster competitions here at ____ University has always been a special honor and privilege since it has helped me to meet many likeminded individuals and share notes on advancements in our field. I gave an oral PowerPoint presentation on my research and supplemental proceeding, published on TMS, called: “Thin films and coating for absorptive removal of antimicrobials, antibiotics and other pharmaceuticals” (2016). Another of my poster presentations dealt with my research concerning a “Experimental and quantum chemical study on the removal of emerging water pollutants Triclosan by clay particles”. Finally, I also did a presentation concerning STEM at a conference held at ____ University.
I want to devote my lifetime to research in analytical chemistry - organic and physical. It is my sincere hope to make special contributions to the development of medicine at reduced costs, especially for people in my country, Bangladesh, for whom so many are unable to afford the life-saving medication that they need. Thus, while my field is analytical, I never lose sight of the applications for chemistry and its global potential to save lives and prolong health, especially in the Developing World and particularly among those people who are most poor, as is the case with my own people in Bangladesh.
I look forward to a permanent, ongoing engagement with the academic, international chemistry community and I look forward to exciting collaboration and discussion with my peers from all over the world in addition to your distinguished faculty at the University of ____. It would be an honor to continue to serve as a Teaching Assistant or assist with research, laboratory activities, etc., giving my all to assisting the faculty, department, and the University of ____.
After completing the PHD, I see myself in a multi-research firm where I can devote myself to innovative research for decades to come. I hope to build a distinguished career in teaching as well as research always cultivating and seeking to inspire a deep sense of appreciation for discovery, bringing forth new light concerning mysteries and possibilities for advancement in new directions in the quest to make the world a better place to live for all.
Thank you for considering my application to the University of ____.
PHD Analytical Chemistry Personal Purpose Statement Guide
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