EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW•人物專訪 2020 UMAGAZINE 22•澳大新語 50 Sun Guoxing, an assistant professor in the Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering (IAPME) at the University of Macau (UM), is the first person to propose using cement to make nanoparticles. Interestingly, as a brilliant researcher who has developed a world-record-breaking material, Sun was quite unimpressive in his college years. In fact, he was anything but the typical straight-A student who breezes through college, reaping awards and accolades along the way. Rather, he was consistently at the bottom of his class. After three years of doctoral studies in chemical engineering, he was advised by his supervisor to withdraw from the programme. Desperate to find a new path, he switched to construction materials, a sub‑field of civil engineering, and finally began to blossom. Over the years, he has experienced ups and downs in his academic career. But he has never forgotten why he wanted to become a researcher in the first place—to give back to society by doing work that makes a difference. So he plodded on, applying his multidisciplinary background to his research in advanced materials. Breakthroughs came. Records were broken. Eventually he began to shine. 澳門大學應用物理及材料工程研究院助理教授孫國星是首位提出用水泥製造最便宜納 米夥粒的專家。回憶求學之路，原來他大學時成績幾乎倒數第一，博士讀化學工程三 年後又被導師勸退，轉讀土木工程建築材料後彷如發現新大陸。這些年來，他堅持以 研究為使命的初心，由於擁有跨學科背景，在研究上屢獲突破性發展。 首位提出用水泥製造納米材料 ——孫國星 Sun Guoxing: The First to Propose the Use of Cement for Nanomaterials 文/張愛華‧圖/編輯部，部分由受訪者提供 English Translation / Ruby Chen ‧ Photo / Editorial Board with some provided by the interviewee 「新型超級水凝膠」是破世界紀錄的先進材料 The new super hydrogel is an advanced material that breaks the world record
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