"A mother is continually training in how to manage her time and organise her work. This is key [to success in entrepreneurship], beyond having guts and imagination," says Claire Dutertre.
The transition to graduate school required her to learn how to handle family and financial issues, while also keeping up with her studies and research.
Apart from his prominent publications in several different fields, what distinguishes Lu from most of his scientific peers is the unpretentious joy he takes in science.
During the first several years of their (independent) professional lives, scientists move past the uncomfortable transition into a stable and solid permanent position.