A postgraduate at Zhejiang University School of Medicine caught the attention of social media for expressing thanks to Singaporean singer JJ Lin in her first paper in a science journal indexed in SCI.
Hu Jianghua, a second-year student at the school, wrote she "especially wishes to thank JJ Lin, whose songs have given her powerful spiritual support over the past decade" in the acknowledgments section of her paper published on Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity.
Yu Yibo, supervisor of Hu and also co-author of the paper, said it was written in English and needs to meet certain quality standards and pass expert reviews before publication.
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Hu said she added the singer's name on the paper without letting her supervisor know first. After finding the alteration, Yu said he is totally behind Hu to have spiritual support of her own.
Not content with the one-sentence thank you in a science journal, Hu also wrote a carefully-crafted, emotionally parallel sentence on her Sina Weibo that said she will dedicate herself to academic studies as a show of thanks to the singer.
Hu, born in 1991, said she happened to listen to Lin's music when she was a second-year middle school student in 2005 and formed a habit of studying while listening to Lin's songs.
Hu also said she failed in her first try to apply for a master's degree program in 2015 but picked up the courage again after watching Lin's concerts and realizing the singer's dedication to music.
Who's in an acknowledgment?
❶ Supervisor
An informal survey by Tongji University Postgraduate Association said all 80 students first expressed thanks to their supervisor in their graduation theses.
❷ Girlfriend & ex-girlfriend
In 2016, a graduate from Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine proposed to his girlfriend in the acknowledgment section.
In a master's thesis, a student from Central China Normal University said his ex-girlfriend was the reason for him striving in academic progress.
❸ Wife & child
▲ An Introduction to Algebraic Topology by Joseph. J. Rotman
❹ Pizza, dog and Sunday afternoon
▲ Expert C Programming : Deep C Secrets, by Peter van der Linden
❺ Computer
▲ Art of Computer Programming, by Donald Knuth
❻ You
▲ Anansi Boys, by Neil Gaiman
Feel free to share with us your interesting acknowledgments.
Sources: Ecns.cn, Quora
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