Statement of Purpose:

In the world everything has certain limit and ends at some point, for example life that has long period but comes to an end one day. Apart from this there is only education that lasts forever. To attain education, I have come to cross road where it is time for me to choose more progressive and challenging path of my career that will precede me to gain ultimate success. I feel immensely privileged to apply for a Graduate Study in the Florida State University since it will meet my venture. I am from Nepal, a landlocked Himalayan country where higher education is not affordable and inaccessible to people like me. Despite the economic barriers, my enthusiasm and eagerness on studies has inspired me toward the higher studies. I would like you to be a bit acquainted with my educational background and career objectives. I completed my school days in bucolic ambiance in remote village, the place of my birth. I have ever been interested in science and mathematics since schooling. I often remember those facts, which stroke my mind strongly and intensified my interest in science. In grade nine, while I was studying anomalous expansion of water, I was shocked by hearing that, in the polar region even the surface is covered with ice, water is found below the layer of ice and aquatic creatures keep their life surviving in the water. Obviously, if the temperature rises, materials expand and become lighter but floating of less temperate water above the water of having high temperature was not convincible for me. But it was the fact, which drew my attention towards the study of strange behavior of nature. In 1999, I completed my undergraduate education with good remarks and physics really helped me to change my way of perceiving matters and natural phenomena. As a mathematical tool, calculus helped me to know the objects and phenomena in limiting approach. The application of differentia equations, integration, concept of limit and function to express different phenomena really touched my both mind and heart which encouraged me to concentrate in the interpretational field of mathematics i.e. Physics. So, Physics went on to become my favorite subject. In 2007, I completed Master degree in Physics (M.Sc) from the Central Department of Physics, Tribhuvan University, majoring in Solid state Physics and Biomedical Physics with good marks in first division. I topped the biomedical group with outstanding marks (85%) in Biophysics which is so far the highest mark in T. U record till that time. I also scored outstanding marks in other subjects as well, such as 75% in Advanced Solid state Physics and 79% in Statistical Mechanics. I did the project work entitled, first principles study of the equilibrium configuration of BeH and its dimer using the Gaussian 98 software. After completion of M.Sc, I started my teaching career in graduate as well undergraduate in various subjects like Modern Physics, Solid State Physics, Classical Mechanics and

Electrodynamics at Central Department of Environment Science, Tribhuvan University and St. Xaviers College, Kathmandu,Nepal In fall 2011, I admitted in Graduate Program in University of Texas at Arlington, I finish Master in Physics with Thesis Two-Photon Optogenetic Stimulation of Cells in fall 2012. Working very hard and transferring some course from my previous university I been able to finish the MS in one and half year. I have maintained very good GPA till now (3.84/4) and doing excellence in research. I have published one paper Shining new light in optogentics SPIE Proceedings, 2012 and one of my journal paper about my thesis work In-vivo fiber optic twophoton optogenetic stimulation" is still in review till to the present date in Nature Photonics

which was submitted October 7, 2012 . Recently I have submitted abstract and paper Near Infrared Optogenetic In-vivo Stimulation in upcoming SPIE Photonic West Conference which will be held in San Francisco from Feb 2-7 as well as several Poster Presentations in national level conference which I have listed in Resume. During my MS, I worked in Biophysics and Physiology group where I gained enough experience in Cell Culture, Path Clamp, Stimulation of cells and tissue, laser nano- surgery, fiber optic digital holography, femtosecond laser and its application and optogenetics. I am highly interested in experimental research especially in Condensed Matter Physics or Nano-Bio Technology which is exactly what is going in your university. So I want to apply to PhD program Florida State University in coming fall semester. As far as I know, Florida State University is the best place for me. After all, I have keen interest in Physics. I hope education under the guidance of excellent professors and first class equipment available in the Florida State University will be helpful for soothing my thrust of understanding Physics and enhance my ability. The project work in master level, laboratory skills, theoretical knowledge that I have installed from learning and teaching experiences are helpful to excel the rigorous doctoral program. If I were given a chance to work in your university, I would accomplish my goals under the guidance, rules, and regulations of Department and University by understating and grasping the intricacy of subject matter and correlate it to explain the nature. Consequently I will utilize and share this knowledge for the benefit of the entire humankind.

Kamal Raj Dhakal 401 W Nedderman Drive APT 4 Arlington, TX, USA