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&lt;p>📍Pittsburgh &lt;br />&lt;/p>
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&lt;p>📍New York &lt;br />&lt;/p>
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&lt;p>📍Las Vegas &lt;br />&lt;/p>
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&lt;p>📍Anchorage &lt;br />&lt;/p>
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&lt;p>📍Fairbanks &lt;br />
“Longly planet.&amp;quot; &lt;br />&lt;/p>
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&lt;p>Getting a diving license was on my wish list. So, during the Spring Festival holiday, I traveled to Malaysia on my own to take my Open Water certification.&lt;br />&lt;/p>
&lt;p>📍Kota Kinabalu&lt;/p>
&lt;p>&amp;ldquo;You know - one loves the sunset, when one is so sad&amp;hellip;&amp;quot;&lt;br />&lt;/p>
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&lt;h3 id="part-2-friendship">PART 2 FRIENDSHIP&lt;/h3>
&lt;p>It&amp;rsquo;s so exiting that my best friend, whom I&amp;rsquo;ve known for almost twenty years, came to Hong Kong to visit me!!!&lt;br />&lt;/p>
&lt;p>📍Hong Kong Disneyland&lt;/p>
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&lt;h3 id="part-3-graduation">PART 3 GRADUATION&lt;/h3>
&lt;p>Successfully earned my Ph.D. degree and, fortunately received a Postdoctoral offer before the end of summer. It was definitely the luckiest year of my life!👋&lt;br />&lt;/p>
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&lt;p>Thanks to my supervisors, my family, my friends, and all the people encountered.&lt;br />&lt;/p>
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&lt;/div></description></item><item><title>2022 Summary🌖</title><link>https://shijia-l.github.io/blog/2022-summary/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://shijia-l.github.io/blog/2022-summary/</guid><description>&lt;h3 id="part-1-impulsion">PART 1 IMPULSION&lt;/h3>
&lt;p>At the beginning of 2022, I took part in a tour group to Qingyuan, hoping to see the rime ice on the top of Jinzi Mountain. But unfortunately, I didn&amp;rsquo;t get it due to the rising temperatures that day. &lt;br />&lt;/p>
&lt;p>📍Qingyuan &lt;br />&lt;/p>
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&lt;p>As I looked out from the mountaintop, a profound longing for snowberg struck me - a feeling that lingered long after. &lt;br />&lt;/p>
&lt;p>Thus, I booked a flight to Tibet for the Spring Festival holiday. &lt;br />&lt;/p>
&lt;p>📍Tibet &lt;br />&lt;/p>
&lt;p>The scenery in Tibet was absolutely breathtaking, from the majestic Potala Palace and ancient glaciers to the stunning Yamdrok Lake. The only drawback was the high altitude sickness, which left me feeling unwell for the entire trip. &lt;br />&lt;/p>
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&lt;p>&amp;ldquo;Bright is the Moon over My Home Village.🌖&amp;quot;&lt;br />&lt;/p>
&lt;p>After the academic conference hosted in Hefei, I passed through Hefei, Huangshan, Hangzhou and finally returned to my hometown, the place I missed for two years!&lt;br />&lt;/p>
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&lt;/div></description></item><item><title>2020 Summary😘</title><link>https://shijia-l.github.io/blog/2020-summary/</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://shijia-l.github.io/blog/2020-summary/</guid><description>&lt;h3 id="part-1-adventure">PART 1 ADVENTURE&lt;/h3>
&lt;p>几乎从大三下开始，一直处于极度焦虑的状态，没有足够的文章，没有硬核推荐信，甚至没有很好的英语成绩，内心十分后悔当下的选择。1月初，用十天从托福转到雅思，完成了考试，提交完第一批申请，决心给自己放个假，于是开启了沿着成都-重庆-张家界-长沙-杭州-绍兴的“北纬30度”之旅。&lt;br />&lt;/p>
&lt;p>这是我第一次solo trip，以前一直觉得独自旅行是危险且孤独的，但真正经历的时候发现，似乎还别有一番风味，从此便一发不可收拾。从重庆坐绿皮火车到张家界，车上空空荡荡，没什么人。遇到一个英国来的背包客小姐姐，本着练习英语的心态前去搭话，两人想必都是内向的人，聊了几句便结束对话了。&lt;br />&lt;/p>
&lt;p>在张家界住了两家青旅，碰到了几个很有意思的小伙伴。&lt;br />
在武陵源的第一晚，抱着电脑去大厅码字，没工作几分钟就被热心的驴友拉去炉边聊天。我们快十来号人围着一个小火炉，炉子里面时不时埋进几颗红薯，等熟了就用铲子捞出来，掰开分给我们，热腾腾地冒着热气，散发着来自土地的清甜。几个人聊了一晚上，还约着第二天由熟悉路的大哥带着一起爬山。这个大哥也是个神奇的人物，听说是个富二代，已经在青旅住了几个月了，为了减肥买了年卡天天去爬山。几年后听说这个大哥已经定居武陵源了，听说是因为爱上了一位张家界的姑娘。&lt;br />&lt;/p>
&lt;p>📍Zhang Jia Jie&lt;/p>
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&lt;p>此次来张家界就是为了看雾凇的，可惜从武陵源赶回天门山那天刚好回温，去的时候不仅没看到雾凇，还只剩一片厚厚的云雾。&lt;br />
在天门山定的青旅很小，看起来是私人作坊。到的时候这里只有两个义工，听他们说他们是这家青旅最初的顾客，和老板相交甚好，老板决定全球旅行，想雇人照看店面，就把他两摇去了。男生是个热爱旅行的小弟弟，大学期间跑遍了祖国大江南北，女生是个可爱的小姐姐，因为厌烦家里人过年催婚，所以选择做义工，摆脱那些糟心事儿。&lt;br />&lt;/p>
&lt;p>下一站，按照我定的主题，其实是想去武汉的，但瞅着路费，最终选择了长沙。然而，到达长沙的第一天就听说出现了新型流感，我边逛市区边找药店，试图去购买一些口罩，也没怎么玩尽兴。当天晚上，看新闻报道说事态变得很严重，可能要封城，我便忙不迭地购买了第二天长沙飞杭州的机票，才100元不到，属实是震惊到我了。&lt;br />&lt;/p>
&lt;h3 id="part-2-graduation">PART 2 GRADUATION&lt;/h3>
&lt;p>到了二月，收到了几个offer，可惜由于我的英语没过线，又没法考托福雅思，让我的焦虑进一步加深了。为了保证自己不至于没学上，二月底补申了几个香港的学校。这一年，港科广正式开始招生，我想着也许有机会，便给老师发了邮件。过了两周，我都忘了有这事了，忽然某天中午，我正啃着一只虾，接到了来自香港的电话，第二天老师说愿意给我个联培的机会。感觉像天上掉下了馅饼，我人生的前二十年都没这么幸运过。&lt;br />&lt;/p>
&lt;p>年后到五月这段时间，我都是一个人待在家里，时不时写写毕业论文。本以为会就这样平淡地等到返校，然而中途接到了一个诈骗电话，骗走了我辛苦攒下的几千块钱。很无助，一个人在家哭了很久。跑去派出所报警，却被笑话说，“才被骗这么点钱报什么警”。anyway，反正也是要不回来的了。&lt;br />&lt;/p>
&lt;p>五月底回到学校答辩，六月初毕业典礼。总算是完成了我这四年的学业，感觉比高中都过得辛苦，但也不知道在忙什么。以前有个妹子给我说，我们活着做出的每一个决定，最好都设想一下未来五年甚至十年会有怎么样的改变。&lt;br />
祝大家前程似锦———&lt;br />&lt;/p>
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&lt;p>匆匆结束了毕业典礼，约着几个小伙伴开启了我们的毕业旅行，目的地：彩云之南。&lt;br />
小时候很喜欢看一些心灵鸡汤的书，里面描写的云南是轻松且自由的，是四季如春的，也不知道为何，总是会把它和“白茶清欢无别事，我在等风也等你”这句话联系在一起。我们一起去了丽江的小酒馆，去了大理古城，去看了恬静的洱海，去眺望了巍峨的苍山，划船在泸沽湖畔，在土地上用木棍写下对未来的愿景。&lt;br />
从泸沽湖回来的路上，我们的包车司机被警察查了，我们一头雾水地坐上了警车回到了民宿，也不知道后来这个司机犯了什么错，后来怎么样了。也算是一段很新奇的体验了。&lt;br />&lt;/p>
&lt;p>📍Lugu lake&lt;/p>
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&lt;p>📍Yulong Snow Mountain&lt;/p>
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&lt;p>六月底，考完了二专的最后两门考试，总算是和我的大学生活正式说再见了!七月初，按着老师的安排，来到深圳学习。八月底，由于要办理签证，回了趟家，顺便去母校参加了一个活动，有幸上了次地方电视。然而，都没来得及参加完活动，就去赶飞机了，开启我的新的篇章————&lt;br />&lt;/p>
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&lt;/div></description></item><item><title/><link>https://shijia-l.github.io/about/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://shijia-l.github.io/about/</guid><description>&lt;p>Hi Hi Hi! ヽ(●´ε｀●)ノ&lt;br />&lt;/p>
&lt;p>My name is Shijia Li. I&amp;rsquo;m currently a postdoctoral associate in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Pittsburgh, where I am fortunate to be adviced by
. My research focuses on the intersection of computational chemistry and organic chemistry. &lt;br />&lt;/p>
&lt;p>I received my Ph.D. degree in Chemistry from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 2024. This facinating program was joinly supervised by
from the Shenzhen Bay Laboratory and
from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Prior to this, I received a B.E. degree in Pharmaceutical Engerineering and a B.S. degree in Statistics from Southwest Jiaotong University in 2020.&lt;br />&lt;/p>
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&lt;li>&lt;em>2024/12&lt;/em> – &lt;em>present&lt;/em>&lt;br />
Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Chemistry&lt;br />
University of Pittsburgh&lt;br />
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&lt;p>&lt;em>2020/09&lt;/em> – &lt;em>2024/08&lt;/em>&lt;br />
Ph.D. in Chemistry&lt;br />
The Hong Kong University of Technology and Science &amp;amp; Shenzhen Bay Laboratory&lt;br />
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&lt;p>&lt;em>2016/09&lt;/em> – &lt;em>2020/06&lt;/em>&lt;br />
B.E. in Pharmaceutical Engineering &amp;amp; B.S. in Statistics&lt;br />
Southwest Jiaotong University&lt;br />&lt;/p>
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&lt;li>&lt;em>2021&lt;/em> – &lt;em>2024&lt;/em> HKUST RedBird Academic Excellence Award (3 times) &lt;br />&lt;/li>
&lt;li>&lt;em>2020&lt;/em> Excellent Graduate of Sichuan Province&lt;br />&lt;/li>
&lt;li>&lt;em>2018&lt;/em> Meritorious Winner of the International Mathematical Contest in Modelling&lt;br />&lt;/li>
&lt;li>&lt;em>2017&lt;/em> – &lt;em>2018&lt;/em> National Scholarship of China (2 times)&lt;br />&lt;/li>
&lt;li>&lt;em>2017&lt;/em> – &lt;em>2020&lt;/em> First Scholarship of Southwest Jiaotong University (3 times)&lt;br />&lt;/li>
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