FINALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[GimpyOne]

Well, so I just got done drinking a couple of beers on my advisor and I am done!

Just passed my PhD dissertation defense in Ceramic Engineering. I'm off to have a couple more drinks with my wife and to hug my daughter.










ok, so I have 2-4 weeks worth of corrections to work on, but I have all my damn signatures!

 

[neutralizer]

Wow congrats. :beer:

 

[stan394]

way to go. Congrats! :beer: my friend is defending tomorrow.

 

[Yossarian]

ceramics huh? can you make me a nice coffee mug?

 

[gw186]

congratulations :beer:

 

[dighn]

:thumbsup:

 

[GimpyOne]

Originally posted by: Yossarian
ceramics huh? can you make me a nice coffee mug?

Yup, and toilets too!

(my speciallty is glass, but you learn it all!)

 

[Schnook121]

congrads. :thumbsup: :beer:
What college?

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

Originally posted by: GimpyOne
Well, so I just got done drinking a couple of beers on my advisor and I am done!

Just passed my PhD dissertation defense in Ceramic Engineering. I'm off to have a couple more drinks with my wife and to hug my daughter.










ok, so I have 2-4 weeks worth of corrections to work on, but I have all my damn signatures!

congrats!

i defend on the 23rd.

been dicking around with list of tables and appendices all day.

 

[CRXican]

glass dildo

 

[MazerRackham]

Congrats! Welcome to the Ph.D. club here at ATOT

(I got my Ph.D. in chemistry in 2003).

Do you already have a job lined up? Teaching? I thought about teaching but now I'm just working in industry. Money is great but the fullfillment-factor is questionable.

 

[arcenite]

I envy all of you. Question for all of you who are just getting/soon to get phd's, how old are you?

 

[MechJinx]

Congratulations! That is quite an achievement.

 

[BrokenVisage]

Computer Ceramics..? Is that like moding an Apple II to be used as a paperweight? Not to crap on the major you've been involved with for 11 years but I never even heard of it before.

 

[MazerRackham]

Originally posted by: arcenite
I envy all of you. Question for all of you who are just getting/soon to get phd's, how old are you?

Finished High School in 1992
Finished B.S. Chemistry 1997 (spent first year as Comp Sci major)
Finished Ph.D. Chemistry 2003 (my advisor didn't get tenure, finished last 2 years under my own direction)
Post-doc for 1 year, finished in 2004

Now gainfully employed (got job lined up during post-doc). I turned 31 years old in May.

A long path, but at least I won't be limited by my degree status; I'll only limited by my own abilities.

 

[eLiu]

one of my profs did a quadruple major in 4 yrs, then phd in applied math in 3 more yrs :Q

smart he is...incredibly smart. really great guy though, and he could prolly drink you under the table

 

[Aharami]

Originally posted by: eLiu
one of my profs did a quadruple major in 4 yrs, then phd in applied math in 3 more yrs :Q

smart he is...incredibly smart. really great guy though, and he could prolly drink you under the table

thats crazy!
my friend finished Wharton and BS in Systems Engineering from UPENN in 4 yrs. Did masters in Finance from London School of Economics in 1 year. And now he's in UT Austin doing his PhD in Finance. Crazy smart guy

 

[SouthPaW1227]

Now gainfully employed (got job lined up during post-doc). I turned 31 years old in May.

A long path, but at least I won't be limited by my degree status; I'll only limited by my own abilities.

No offense, but there's no way in this world I'd wait until 31 to a) start my life and b) begin to pay back the insane amount of student loans you must have. Congrats, nonetheless, as you have far more patience that I.

And CONGRATS to the OP, hope it treats you well

 

[Fenixgoon]

Originally posted by: neutralizer
Wow congrats. :beer:

im hoping to be in the same position 7 years down the road.. i'm planning on getting my phd

 

[MazerRackham]

Originally posted by: SouthPaW1227

Now gainfully employed (got job lined up during post-doc). I turned 31 years old in May.

A long path, but at least I won't be limited by my degree status; I'll only limited by my own abilities.

No offense, but there's no way in this world I'd wait until 31 to a) start my life and b) begin to pay back the insane amount of student loans you must have. Congrats, nonetheless, as you have far more patience that I.

And CONGRATS to the OP, hope it treats you well

No students loans. I worked my way through undergrad, and in grad school you get paid (combination of being a teaching assistant and being paid out of grant money). The only types of graduate programs where you pay are law school and medical school.

 

[necine]

gratz

dr. Gimpy

 

[BooGiMaN]

'bout damn time you slacker!

congratz

 

[Corporate Thug]

congrats

 

[OdiN]

I would get a PhD except that in order to get one I would have to lower my standards and my IQ and buy into a bunch of Prof's crap...so...I don't think I will do that...at least not do that AND pay for it.

 

[Rock Hydra]

Nice one Dr. Gimpy.