though my research is far away from his, I still want to have lunch and contact with him
first of all, he is a very successful researcher,
second, he shares the same background with me, either the education background and the growing up environment
besides, any words from an old people, I don’t emphasize on the successful part, but just the old part , should be taken good care of .
since what they said should be extracted from their life experience.
during the lunch time( actually on one eat the lunch, but looks like a serious group meeting)
he gives several great advise
1) if you need to give a talk , give a really good one, first impression is quite important
2) if you want to pursue your career in academia, you should do postdoc, it is far much better than getting an AP, since you have less obligation and more time to invest on your own research
random things about
go back china vs stay in USA: if you want to go back China, make sure that there is some big figure to protect, help and promote you, otherwise, the chance for you to succeed is still light
do some research your advisor personally interested in
remember to help yourself.
Welcome to ME 