Feeling challenged by his research, Dr. Wu prayed for wisdom and experienced another miracle. Within six months, he overcame a technical barrier and discovered several new areas liquid crystals could be used in. This liquid crystal technology can be found in digital video projectors today.
Another invention to his credit is the high-resolution and high-contrast displays used in Game Boy and Google Glass. This discovery paved the way to the foundation for the display technology that allows people to see their iPhones in sunlight.
In 2001 Wu entered the academic world at CREOL.University of Central Florida. There he continues to conduct research while influencing his students. His 82-plus patents, more than 480 journal articles and 24 graduated Ph.D. students are the fruit of his hard work. While his awards are many, his attitude is humble. He and his wife host a Bible study on Friday nights and constantly pray for their family members and students. He enjoys teaching Sunday school and studying the Bible. His brilliance and humility are a winning combination.
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Teaching Topic: Award vs. Reward教學主題: 別把 Award 與 Reward 搞混了
Today let’s talk about two similar sounding words, award and reward. Not only do they sound alike, their meanings are similar. But the two words are very different.
Okay first, award. When you hear the word award, you should think about special prize like a trophy, medal or plaque. An Oscar or a Nobel Prize are famous awards and it’s an honor to receive an award because it’s usually not easy to earn one.
Right, the recipient of an award is often determined by a committee of judges. Okay, now let’s look at rewards. Rewards are also recognitions, but there are kind of acknowledgement of an individuals contributions. You can get a reward for making an effort, for example, if you found someone’s cellphone on the street, and turned it into the police you maybe rewarded with some money.
Umm, another difference between reward and award is that rewards are mostly private or personal affairs. Awards get publicized. That’s right. A reward can mean something positive like a feeling of satisfaction you get out of something. A mother’s reward after so many years of labor raising her child is seeing a child grow up and become successful.
Or you may feel rewarded when someone simply says “thanks to you”. There’s a feel good factor when one is rewarded, so friends, getting an award may not be easy, but you can easily get rewarded if you make a bit of effort to help others in your everyday life.
Language Lab
barrier n.
something (such as a fence or natural obstacle) that prevents or blocks movement from one place to another
- Concrete barriers surround the racetrack to protect spectators.
digital adj.
showing the time with numbers instead of with hour and minute hands;
of or relating to information that is stored in the form of the numbers 0 and 1;
academic n.
usually used before a noun : of or relating to schools and education
patent n.
an official document that gives a person or company the right to be the only one that makes or sells a product for a certain period of time
- The company holds the/a patent on the product.
pave the way for (something or someone)
to make it easier for something to happen or for someone to do something
- The discovery paves the way for the development of effective new treatments.
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