Dear Professor XX,
I am a potential graduate student from China. I am elated to find that your research matches my interest and my research experience perfectly, so I am writing to inquire the availability of combined master’s and PhD program in your group.
I got my Bachelor degree in Geological Engineering from XX University, one of the top universities in China, in June 2012, with GPA of 3.96 and rank the 3rd out of 71 students. My research interest is in rock mechanics and underground engineering. My graduation thesis is to study the surrounding rock stability of tunnel by using Finite Element Method. I built a FEM model of tunnel with the assistance of ANSYS software, and studied the surrounding rock stability when the tunnel is built in difference depths and constructed in the rock masses range from intact hard rock to fractured soft rock. Now this paper is under review in the Chinese Journal of Underground Space and Engineering. In the July 2012, I also did an internship in the XX Corps. I built a FEM model and used the finite strength reduction method to analyze the stability of slopes in XX Reservoir, which is situated is in XX Province. However, I still found that my knowledge and skills are limited. The desperately thirsty for knowledge makes me decide to pursue my further education.
I am elated to find that you have performed so many brilliant researches in the rock mechanics and tunnel engineering in the past decades. I am also strongly attracted by these fields, so it would be a really desirable thing if I can advance my study under your supervision. I believe that the education and training in your group would prepare me a bright academic future, and significantly transform my life. So I am writing to inquire the availability of combined master’s and PhD position in your group.
[Currently, Chinese government has dedicated special funding and encouraged its graduate students to pursue Doctoral degrees in the top foreign universities. So if the combined M.Sc./PhD position is available in your group and my tuition fees can be waved or covered by scholarship, I can apply my living expense from China Scholar Council (CSC). (If you want to apply CSC Scholarship···)]
If I am fortunate enough to join your group, I would pursue the research with great passion and perseverance. Likewise, I am confident that my sound academic background, my research experience, and my strong resolve to pursue further education would make me an ideal candidate for your group.
My Curriculum Vitae is enclosed/attached, I would appreciate if you can read it. I am looking forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely
XXX
Email: zhangshan@pku.edu.cn
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