1. Be a successful and passionate leader who has the willingness to take on responsibilities.

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In my opinion, the most valuable characteristics of a leader are passion and responsibility. I want to be a leader with passion in what I am doing, because passion will be the biggest motivation to me when I encounter problems. It will also have a positive influence on the people I work with, because passion is contagious. In other words, my passion can be felt and received by my team members, and make them feel happy and determined as well. I also think highly of responsibility, and I view it as a basic characteristic of a leader. I think leaders need to be willing to take on extra responsibilities, and be willing to devote extra time in these commitments. What’s more, a leader should not be afraid of failures. When my team face a failure, I should be able to assume more responsibilities than my team members, and take actions immediately, like adjusting strategies to make the situation better. In order to become a leader like this, I will improve my self-management skill, especially time-management, so that I can finish both panned tasks and extra tasks in time.

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2. Learn how to be an ethical leader in my career field, mathematics, and be willing to assume  social responsibilities and use my influence, ability or knowledge in mathematics to make contributions to the community.

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In graduate study, I wish to conduct researches in interdisciplinary areas where I could make contributions to other scientific disciplines and to the society using what I am passionate about, mathematics. For example, in Finance, time series analysis and regression analysis could be very helpful in modeling and predicting the stock market. In business management, game theory could play a part in managerial decisions among competitors in the same industry. In climate and the earth system, Bayesian method and spatial data analysis could be used in modeling and predicting the temperature changes and extreme weathers. In physics, partial differential equations could be very helpful in modeling waves. In art, mathematical visualizations could be a source of artistic inspirations. The possibilities with applied mathematics are countless, and I would love to devote myself in this amazing field in the future. 

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What’s more, I hope to motivate younger generations to develop their interests and careers in mathematics. For example, I would like to attend more community engagement activities in my future graduate school, to share interesting mathematical insights with local communities and let them know the possible applications of mathematics. I would also like to devote my free time in volunteering in schools, and use my personal experience to help students explore their future career interests and advise them on problems they encounter in their studies.

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