Graduate / Energy related course - Sop for MSc in Natural GAS Technology [8]

Here is my sop for a master degree in GAS engineering at NTNU

I would appreciate your comments.

Actually I was wondering how to sort the sentences and paragraphs in the best order I mean which one should go first and so forth.

Dear Sir/ Madam,

I am greatly interested in pursuing master degree in energy related course (shouldnt I mention the main major natural gas technology?!) at your esteemed university, and it is my absolute pleasure to write this statement of purpose to explain about my interests, and to share my inspirations, career goals and professional qualifications. First of all, a few words about my personality and character.

Being an ardent adventurous, I dare to claim that throughout my life curiosity has been the main feature of my personal character. I always sought new challenges, new questions and new answers and I do believe that it has been this lust for novelty, which has led me toward educational success. Out of my multiple fields of interest, I had been extremely fascinated with the novelty and complexity of the "Physics" science since I was a teenager.

Having planned to follow my studies in this area of interest, I choose the "Mathematics & Physics discipline" field at my high school.

After graduating from this school, I participated in the National Entrance Examination to be admitted to the university. This is a very competitive exam and only a small portion of the participants passes this exam. Fortunately, I registered in Islamic Azad University. I selected "Mechanical Engineering" as my field of study, and after a thorough and careful review of my goals and interests and also consulting with my advisor, I perceived that it is "Mechanical engineering-Thermo Fluids" which is the right field that suits my education and research fields the best.

During my degree course in mechanical engineering, I became more interested in topics / subjects, which had a greater orientation towards the application: usage of energy. My inspiration for the filed of energy specially in GAS technology initiated when I was studying "Thermodynamics I&II, Heat and mass transfer I&II, Fluid Mechanics, Thermal Transformers Design, Power Plant and so forth. Putting a lot of effort in these courses, I managed to gain very good achieved scores in the class.

Recently, there has been major focus on the world energy conservation and adverse effects of environmental pollution causes by oil and gas exploration. These trends intrigued me and I started paying more attention to the energy needs of our planet and realized the increasing reliance of humanity on oil, gas and its products. I think that the demand for safe, affordable, clean energy is increasing constantly. All these reasons solidify my desire to become a successful GAS engineer to make a difference in the world. The whole world has aimed its research in to the field of alternative energy, but we are yet far from reaching an immediate substitute to fossil energy.

This makes it a very challenging field of study and I love challenges. I have every reason to believe that I would become a very successful gas engineer. The most particular part of my interest in to this field would be the implementation of my qualification / knowledge in to an immediate use. In fact I live in a part of the world where most of world's oil and gas reserve exist.

During my academic education, I also managed to attend some engineering short courses
in related to energy fields such as PFD-P&ID, piping, hydraulic, welding inspection,..., and obtained the relevant qualifications accordingly. Also I have been honored to be member of some nationals and internationals organizations/societies. At the same time, and out of my great interests in energy industrial, I attended the international oil and gas pipeline conference in New Delhi, India, organized by ASME.

As a graduate of Mechanical Engineering-Thermo Fluids, I have acquired a science- engineering program emphasizing math, chemistry, and physics, which provide the necessary background for energy engineering.

I was employed by one of the biggest companies in the Asia (July 2007-Oct 2010) in related to DAM and Hydroelectric Power Plant affairs and had held various Engineering (Mechanical) positions. It was well over two years that I had been working there (Mahab Ghodss International Consulting Engineers Company) and supervise the Hydro mechanical Equipments and hydroelectric power plant at Shahryar Dam (one of the biggest in Iran).

All through my educational and professional life, I have always aimed for the highest and worked hard to achieve the best.

All in all, I would like to add that I feel graduate studies in your program, will be the most logical extension of my academic pursuits and a major step towards achieving my objectives. I consider myself most suitable for the proposed degree both academically and professionally.

For my final words, I would like to emphasis that I am fully aware that a career in research and academics requires a high level of intelligence, unwavering dedication and a lot of devotion and I am confident that I would meet all the above challenges, and hence I appeal to the Graduate Admissions Committee to consider me for admission

Trust, you are kind enough to consider my suitable for the course.

Yours Faithfully,