Cao Ngoc Dan Thanh
National Taipei University of Technology, PhD student

2018▕  境外生研究獎學金▕  國立臺北科技大學環境工程與管理研究所

My name is Cao Ngoc Dan Thanh and I am from Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam. My major is about environmental science and technology. My research topic has been designed to investigate the performance of microbial fuel cell coupling with forward osmosis membrane and membrane distillation in simultaneous energy recovery, water reclamation and wastewater treatment. Fortunately, it was my honor to receive CTCI foundation scholarship in December 2018.

In my opinion, it was a connection with CTCI organization through this scholarship and I was inspired by hearing how energized CTCI that the organization concern about the development of science and technology in Taiwan by supporting potential scholars and researchers. This scholarship really encouraged me to continue my research work and my interests of study. Additionally, my study life has changed and I was so proud to be one of the potential candidates of this scholarship. It was very hard to describe my feeling on the day I received the announcement as a recipient of this scholarship. And, it was an unforgettable moment when my name was called to go on stage and received the certificate from the representative of CTCI organization.

Frankly, I understand that there were many potential candidates who have more experience than me and I was so lucky to be a recipient of this scholarship.  I am deeply thankful to my supervisor, Professor. Shiao-Shing Chen, for his recommendation and encouragement. However, to be deserved with this scholarship, it is also my responsibility to work and study harder, then, contribute more valuable achievements.This scholarship is really potential funding for my experiments which I have designed for further publications and Ph.D. dissertation. I hope that other excellent students from Vietnam will have opportunities to connect with CTCI foundation and receive supports from CTCI Foundation scholarship.

Noto Susanto Gultom
National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Postdoctoral

2018▕  境外生研究獎學金▕  國立臺灣科技大學材料科學與工程系
 

My name is Noto Susanto Gultom from Indonesia. Recently, I just finished my doctoral program within 2.5 years from department of materials science and engineering, National Taiwan University of science and technology. As a student which comes from a poor family I always try to get scholarship to support my education program. Scholarship has been a great helper for all my education program. Without getting scholarship I might be not able to pursue my education until doctoral degree.

This award has enhanced my motivation to give my best and it also has led me to receive other achievements such as, Phi Tau Phi Scholastic Honor Society of the Republic of China, college engineering outstanding student 2018 and NTUST Outstanding Student 2018. Started from this August 1st, 2019, I will start my new job as a postdoctoral researcher in Prof. Dong-Hau Kuo's lab which is my advisor during my PhD program. Thanks to CTCI foundation for the generosity through this research scholarship. I hope you will raise the number of recipients for the next coming years in order to help more students in solving their financial problems.