Pre-seminar

Last week I had my pre-seminar. It was a good seminar, which gave me important suggestions of improvement on my thesis.

The overall decision was that the manuscript was of that quality that the dissertation process could start.
The dissertation is planned to be on the 27 May 2008 in Härnösand. But Murphy can arrive and change everything.

//Erik

No more beard

Even if I thought the idea with a play-off beard was really funny none in my family thought so. My wife said to that I was like child, and my lovely daughter refused to hug me because of the beard. So....

I do not want to be like a child!
I want to hug my daughter!
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No beard any more!

One week

Here is my play-off beard after one week. I am struggling with the thesis

playoff-beard

I wonder if I should introduce a new tradition into the academic world, to have a playoff-beard until I defend my thesis?

We'll see what the comments are next week during the pre-seminar.

/erik

Pre-Seminar

After almost four years of research and doctoral studies I am now heading for the end. Next Week I will have my pre-seminar on my thesis. The pre-seminar aims to be a final assessment where the quality of the thesis is checked.

I am very happy that the four years of doctoral studies now are going to end. It has been four wonderful years, but also very stressful with too much work on spare time.

But the negative part of beeing almost finished with my thesis is that it also is crucial for me to find new research fundings. You can not becoming a senior researcher if you not are able to continue doing research.

I am at the moment working with applications for research projects. And the projects are only minor related to my previous research.