Although he initially had problems understanding the technical, chemistry-related aspects, his teacher, Brent Kinton made a special effort to help and train him.
相談之下，肯登發現他既無相關背景，亦無作品，就勸他先選一門課聽聽再說。沒想到一堂「金屬工藝概論」課聽下來，其中複雜難懂的專有名詞，加上涉及冶金、化學等專門知識，使劉萬航聽得茫茫然，當下打了退堂鼓。