I would also like to thank my family and friends for supporting my decision to enter graduate school. Their encouragement gave me confidence and the desire to succeed. I am especially grateful for my parents, who were very understanding of me and supported me at all levels.Last but not least, I would like to thank my girlfriend, Ashley Ge, for her support. Whenever there were difficult times -academically related or not -she would always be there.
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