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| Subject | Re: I passed my Ph.D. defence |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | sci.geo.geology, sci.physics, sci.math |
| References | <0001HW.20899440017F8553700006E292CF@news.eternal-september.org> <pbbouq$t7n$1@gioia.aioe.org> |
| From | benj <benj@nobody.net> |
| Message-ID | <XItCC.47$np1.10@fx06.iad> (permalink) |
| Date | 2018-04-20 18:20 -0400 |
Cross-posted to 3 groups.
On 4/20/2018 12:05 AM, Sergio wrote: > On 4/19/2018 10:21 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. >> > > congradulations!! > years and years of hard work there! > I never tried got masters instead, needed $$ faster. > Sergio is correct. When I was an undergrad I had a bunch of data on salaries and professional pay as years of experience go on. One thing was very clear and that is that a Master's is the optimum point. Even though you start higher with Ph.D. you never really make up the lost years it took to get it while the master's degree guy has a job and is advancing in salary while you vegetate. And a postdoc is worse putting you Way behind the curve. Sometimes there are other considerations than mere money, however.
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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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