Being a student in Bai Qinghua's research group has one advantage—there will definitely be a working space.
In universities, some research groups that are larger in number or have less complete infrastructure often don't have dedicated spots for first-year graduate students. One has to endure for a year until the senior students leave to finally see the light.
However, Bai Qinghua's research group is quite the opposite, with more spaces than people. The arrival of first-year graduate students actually fills a void in the group.
At the afternoon group meeting, Bai Qinghua announced in advance that the content would be "welcoming newcomers," so today everyone's faces were relaxed and pleased.
The gaze of everyone in the office occasionally fell on a vacant spot; very few of those eyes landed on another new face who arrived early.
Some first-year graduate students have already arrived.
