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littlefish
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posted April 19, 2006 01:47
It's finally happened. Yesterday I had my oral exam on my PhD thesis --- and I passed!
They said I gave a very good defense, and that I should re-publish the work I have published in a higher impact journal. Which was nice.
Anyway, I have a sore head after celebrating all yesterday, and I'll drag myself along to school to find out how many corrections I have later. Feels good to be finished, and to be a doctor! ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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The Famous Druid
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posted April 19, 2006 02:48
So, you've been doctored, orally?
They do that to sheep over here.
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posted April 19, 2006 04:30
Congradulations
Hey... what was your thesis on??
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littlefish
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posted April 19, 2006 04:51
The title of my thesis was:
"The Design of Novel Microwave-Heated Reaction Cells
for Infrared Spectroscopy"
Look for exciting extracts in the Norman Sheppard special edition of Ciencia soon!
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Scandrea
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posted April 19, 2006 06:26
Congratulations!
*applauds*
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maia
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posted April 19, 2006 06:34
Congratulations Dr. littlefish
I bet you feel fabulous.
Hopefully, I'll be in your shoes sometime in the next century.
/me has yet to pass her qualifiers
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GMx
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posted April 19, 2006 07:00
woo yay! ![[Beard of Peter Gabriel!]](graemlins/beardofpetergabriel.gif) ![[thumbsup]](graemlins/thumbsup.gif)
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skylar
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posted April 19, 2006 07:13
Wow, that's brilliant. Congrats, Dr. Fish! Or do you prefer Dr. littlefish? Dr. Little?
![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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dragonman97
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posted April 19, 2006 07:22
Wow!!!!
Congrats are definitely in order - way to go, man!
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posted April 19, 2006 07:35
Let me add my voice to the concert of congratulations. (I wish I were there already...)
So, any plans for the future? Post-doc? Teacher? Lab (private or public) R&D? Any ways, if you got to that point, no doubt you can get anywhere you want! ![[Applause]](graemlins/applause.gif)
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littlefish
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posted April 19, 2006 08:09
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Wow, that's brilliant. Congrats, Dr. Fish! Or do you prefer Dr. littlefish? Dr. Little?
I think I prefer littlefish, PhD, but I'm not too bothered.
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So, any plans for the future? Post-doc? Teacher? Lab (private or public) R&D?
My first priority is to get the corrections made to my thesis, get it printed and bound, then placed in the library. I want to stay in chemical research, and I found out today I have an interview at the University of East Anglia (UEA) for a post-doc position there.
What I'd really like is to carry on the work that I did for my PhD. As soon as I got the system working, I had to write it up. I'd like to exploit the technology and investigate some more complex systems with my cells. To that note, I'm probably going to write a research proposal to get money from the EPSRC (government funding body) for a fancy IR spectrometer and my salary. Then I can try to push the technique to achieve ns time resolution and possibly observe transitional species, which would be nice. However, that takes around 6 months to get the money, and as I haven't been paid since October 2004, I really need to get a source of income.
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Snaggy
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posted April 19, 2006 08:11
Mag-fish-icent Valour!!
Congrats, that is a fantastic achievement. Proud of you!
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posted April 19, 2006 08:54
Well done Dr Littlefish
BTW the UEA is only about 30 miles from me... Just up the A140!
Your thesis sounds fascinating (what's it mean though? )
Congrats on making the grade - does it feel like all the work was worth it now?
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drunkennewfiemidget
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posted April 19, 2006 09:29
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Originally posted by Snaggy:
Mag-fish-icent Valour!!
You'll understand if I pretend you didn't say that, right? ![[Wink]](wink.gif)
Congrats, littlefish. You've accomplished something few people ever do (or even could do.)
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Grummash
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posted April 19, 2006 10:51
littlefish PhD
Now that does have a certain ring to it, doesn't it?
Congratulations - an excellent achievement.
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posted April 19, 2006 14:04
Impressive. Most impressive.
Well, I guess that does make you a Jedi... ![[Razz]](tongue.gif)
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Xanthine
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posted April 19, 2006 16:13
Woohoo! Well done! Good luck with the job hun!
/me is a tad bit jealous
Two more years...minimum...
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posted April 19, 2006 17:02
Woot!!!! Congrats. Now go kill a few more of those well earned brain cells.
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posted April 19, 2006 17:48
Congratulations!
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posted April 20, 2006 09:03
Congrats dude. And good luck on the grant proposal.
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posted April 20, 2006 13:49
Littlefish, PhD. That has a really nice ring to it.
Congrats! And good luck on getting that position at EAU.
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YaYawoman
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posted April 20, 2006 18:24
Well done. I bet you are feeling relieved now.
So what is your next challenge?
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