John:
| Well, Peter, at the moment you are having your practical training in the Laboratory of Solid State Devices. Is that right?
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Peter:
| Yes, that’s it.
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John:
| Just tell me one thing: Are you quite satisfied with the results of your practical training? Was it first class?
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Peter:
| Yes. My impressions are very favourable. That’s where they do some of the best work on electronics. There are excellent research facilities and a very interesting research programme to fulfill. Surely it can suit any individual needs.
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John:
| Great. What about the staff?
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Peter:
| In fact, it’s staffed at all levels with very competent and enthusiastic people. They try to give you every possible help.
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John:
| That sounds fine. What are the main research fields of the lab personnel?
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Peter:
| Dozens of promising ideas are under investigation, especially in the field of solid state materials and devices.
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John:
| Could I ask you to be more specific about the problems studied in the Laboratory of Solid State Devices?
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Peter:
| All right. The team under professor Borisenko is doing device reliability research. Their research findings are very interesting indeed. A very large group of researchers are engaged in studying several problems in the field of nano- and optoelectronics.
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John:
| I see. And what are your interests?
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Peter:
| I am interested in all sorts of problems concerned with miniaturization and microminiaturization of electronic devices. I want to make electronic devices smaller, cheaper and more powerful. I’m interested in microelectronics.
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John:
| Well, Peter, I think I’ve got the picture. Thanks a lot for having explained everything so concisely.
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Peter:
| It’s been a pleasure. Bye, John.
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