我的回复(2017-2-12 13:06):Dear Prof. 吴中祥
Greetings. Unfortunately this is not my expertise area and I am not able to comment intelligently. Many thanks. YCHo
Dear Prof. Ho,
Thank you very much for putting time into reading my blog and your prompt reply. Your experience of major making very little difference in life is very reasonable. Top scholars in whatever fields will emerge, and they don't seek for money and are mainly driven by internal curiosity. But normal students (within 1 standard deviation above average) can benefit from a relative hot major (computer engineering) and then find a better career. In that sense, it will invoke competition in hot majors and allocate education resources slightly better. That is probably not your aim of your blog, and I apologize for this proposal.
It would be very interesting to read articles at a high level describing the difference between science and engineering science, which is my selfish side. I will read your blog articles in more details and try to connect the dots from your experience.
I really appreciate your reply and very grateful that you share your life experience.
Best,
Ying
我的回复(2016-5-2 21:10):Dear Dr. Zhang, I was not a special case. Most people in the US change careers or jobs several time in their lives. What they do in their adult lives often has little to do with their college major. The most important goal of a university education is to teach the student "how to learn on their own". The world is changing fast. The latest technology you learned in school can become obsolete as soon as you graduate. One cannot rely on one set of skills for 30-40 years. The only important skill is "THE SKILL TO LEARN NEW THINGS.
Dear Prof. Ho,
Have you ever considered writing an introductory article for senior high school students. Most Chinese high school students have no clue what to study in college after the college entrance examination. 12 years hardworking followed by a random choice for college major is kind of sad.
I am wondering whether Sciencenet can put collective efforts in writing intro articles for different fields of scientific study for 12th grade students. You are a member of the US National Academy of Engineering, and have a good grasp in differentiating the difference between engineering and science majors. Does this sound like a good idea?
I wrote a Chinese blog about it, but not sure whether you can read the simplified Chinese characters. http://blog.sciencenet.cn/blog-3116575-973976.html
Best wishes,
Ying
我的回复(2016-5-1 20:59):Dear Dr. Zhang,
Thank you for the suggestion. Yes, I can read simplified Chinese with only occasional difficulties and guessing. Your idea is well thought out. However, my own experience and knowledge about the American environment are that it makes relatively little difference in life what one studied in college (I have even written previously in these blog pages about my personal life experience)Thus, I cannot be a convincing spokesperson for your ideas even though I am all for popularizing science to high school students. YCHo
Dr Ho, http://blog.sciencenet.cn/blog-2649160-948229.html
为什么中国长期在科学领域少有重大建树 -关于钱学森之问 的回答
Dear Dr Ho, I really think it can only be explained by genetics. I have been thinking this issue for 10 years. Therefore we have to be pessimistic
我的回复(2016-1-17 05:04):I don't share your pessimism. I think it is more a matter of the "system" and culture rather than genetics.
我的回复(2015-2-24 18:33):This is not my field. You need to get acknowledgement and recognition from relevant scientists and publish in professional refereed journals.
Hi, dear professor He, it's my honor to communicate with you. I am a PHD on Control theory and focuses on stability analysis for networked control systems and hybrid systems currently. But now most of my research is just following other's research and hard to generate an impact in my research field. I feel bad about this. You are a famous scientist. Would you please give me some instructions and advises on how to creat an impact in my research fields?
Best regards!