·Life will face many crossroads. Choose one direction and stick to it. Don’t think about whether this path is the best one, and don’t be afraid because of your choice.
·Have dreams and ambitions. You may be in a highly competitive environment. The classmates and colleagues around you have similar dreams and pursuits to you. When you see an opportunity, please seize it.
He grew up from a young man in a small town in Greece to a top scientist in the field of chemical engineering. He dreamed of becoming a captain but eventually won the Eni Award, the world's "Nobel Prize" in the field of energy. Gugli·, an academician of the American Academy of Engineering and the 2011 Eni Award winner Gregory Stephanopoulos warned young people that life will face many crossroads. Choose one direction and stick to it. Don’t think about whether this road is the best way, and don’t be afraid because of your choice. “When you see an opportunity, don’t hesitate to take it and pursue it because it will lead to great opportunities later in your life.”
On November 5, Stephanoboros said at the 6th Forum of the World's Top Scientists "Science T Conference of the World's Top Scientists·Science Lesson 1" that whenever the elderly are asked to speak for the young, he can look back on his life, Try to find something worth sharing with young people. He grew up in a small town in Greece, which is a seaport city. “There are the best olives in the world, and you can see many ships sailing around.” Stephanopoulos’ dream as a child was to be a captain. But eventually he became a scientist.
Stephano Burrows speaks at the 6th Forum of the World's Leading Scientists.
Stephano Burrows is currently a professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology at MIT. Chemical engineering is positioned to explore the discoveries and advances in chemistry, biology and physics. It is the only engineering discipline based on these three sciences and mathematics to solve pressing problems in the fields of energy, environment, biological sciences, materials and other fields. His current research focuses on metabolic engineering, the engineering of microorganisms for the production of fuels and chemicals.
Stephano Burrows said that life will face many crossroads. Choose one direction and stick to it. Don't think about whether this road is the best way, and don't be afraid of your choice. "It doesn't matter. You can definitely make this path the best through your work, by pursuing different opportunities, and by overcoming future challenges. In fact, it doesn't matter which path you take, because it's up to you. If you go, you will make this road the best road. I did not become a captain at that time, but I kept studying and entered college."
In Greece, it is not easy to get admitted to university. Stephanoboros said that this has some similarities with the university entrance exam for Chinese students. In an environment full of competition and passion, preparing for the exam is quite challenging. process, you have to study very hard. “I learned a lot during that time, and a lot of it will help me in my future career in college and in the United States.”
In 1973, Stephanopoulos received his Bachelor of Science degree from the National Technical University of Athens. After graduating in Greece, he went to the United States to pursue a master's degree. He received a master's degree from the University of Florida in 1975 and a doctorate from the University of Minnesota in 1978. From 1978 to 1985, he taught at Caltech and later served as professor of chemical engineering at MIT.
"There were a lot of developments and changes in the industry at that time, and people were discovering that you could express genes in different tissues, and you could get expression and organization of very different organs that had never been possible before. At a time like this, I wondered if we could use such technology to create a small chemical substance, which is now called metabolic engineering." Stephanoboros said that metabolic engineering is now a conventional research field, but in the 1980s and 1990s, This is new and risky territory.
But Stephano Burrows chose that path then and has stuck with it ever since, and the risk eventually paid off for him. In the subsequent scientific research career, he realized that you should not hesitate when you see an opportunity, "seize the opportunity and pursue the opportunity, because it will bring huge opportunities in your life later."
A few days ago, he and his son, who is already a law professor at Harvard University, returned to his high school alma mater. His son was surprised by the ordinary facilities of this high school. "When I was in high school, there were 50 students in the classroom. In fact, teaching facilities are not a necessary and sufficient condition for students' success. There are other more important factors." Stephano Burrows said, don't just consider the facilities. How great, the most important thing is to be self-disciplined and diligent. Only these can make people stand out and find various possibilities. "You must have dreams and ambitions. You may be in a highly competitive environment. The classmates and colleagues around you will have similar dreams and pursuits to you. When you see an opportunity, please seize it."
