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Re: I passed my Ph.D. defence

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On 4/19/2018 11:21 PM, David Dalton wrote:
> It was a rough 2.5 hours, but this afternoon I passed my final
> Ph.D. oral defence. Now all I have to do is make some
> corrections to my thesis, submit it to the library, and
> attend Convocation on May 30.
> 
> My thesis is in geophysics, specifically applied math applied
> to theoretical seismology and continuum mechanics. The
> title is "On Backus average in modelling guided waves”
> and I will announce on here when the final version is
> available online.
> 
> I probably would have gotten my Ph.D. back in 1993 if I
> hadn’t been affected by bipolar disorder starting in 1991,
> but luckily I have not had significant problems since
> early 2005 and have not been in hospital since July, 1996.
> 
> The CV on my home page needs to be updated with the
> recent Ph.D. residency and with the five papers on which
> the thesis is based, but I probably won’t do that until
> after I get my thesis in the library. I plan to take the
> summer mostly off but will start looking for a postdoc
> for the fall or winter reasonably soon.
> 
Contrary to what you may have observed in this group posting on the 
internet does NOT cure mental illness. Good news is bipolar tends to 
come and go. Bad news is it usually does show up eventually. But good 
news is that with proper daily effort on your part it can be dealt with 
if not cured. (This is life advice not medical advice and I have seen it 
done)

Well congratulations on making into the special club. "Dr. Kensi" will 
show you the secret handshake.

Postdoc? <Snort>! Hey what you are supposed to do now is get a real job 
and contribute back to society. Forget being a "student with degree" who 
does all the work and innovation while your boss with the job takes all 
the money and credit. Screw that! What is your degree in? ChemistrY?

Rule for accepting a job. Ask yourself: "Would I take this job if it 
paid NOTHING?" If the answer is "yes" take the job (which presumably 
won't pay nothing) otherwise keep looking. Your education is not over 
now, it's just beginning! Think of each new job as an opportunity to 
learn about something you want to know.

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I passed my Ph.D. defence David Dalton <dalton@nfld.com> - 2018-04-20 00:51 -0230
  Re: I passed my Ph.D. defence Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2018-04-19 23:05 -0500
    Re: I passed my Ph.D. defence benj <benj@nobody.net> - 2018-04-20 18:20 -0400
      Re: I passed my Ph.D. defence Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2018-04-20 18:40 -0500
  Re: I passed my Ph.D. defence Lofty Goat <rlwatkins@gmail.com> - 2018-04-20 12:09 -0500
  Re: I passed my Ph.D. defence benj <benj@nobody.net> - 2018-04-20 18:14 -0400
    Re: I passed my Ph.D. defence Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2018-04-20 18:43 -0500
      Re: I passed my Ph.D. defence David Dalton <dalton@nfld.com> - 2018-04-20 22:04 -0230
        Re: I passed my Ph.D. defence lbjohnson1949@yahoo.com - 2018-04-21 05:06 -0700
  Re: I passed my Ph.D. defence David Dalton <dalton@nfld.com> - 2018-06-01 02:23 -0230

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