Halfway My Phd
Today, I'm just halfway the fourth dimension it is supposed to direct maintain me to complete my PhD. Looking dorsum at the yesteryear 2 years, as well as thinking of what however needs to endure done, I honour it difficult to tell if I am on schedule, but I tin tell for for certain that I've had a fruitful learning experience as well as thus far.
What I've done as well as thus far:
- Experiments: the largest chunk of my fourth dimension has gone into preparing as well as carrying out experiments inward the lab. In full we've done 134 tests on 31 specimens yesteryear now, as well as we've only started our smaller, instant serial of experiments.
- Reading: I've been reading technical papers as well as reports amongst an insatiable hunger for a broader knowledge. I'm nearing 500 entries into Endnote (which only looks similar a fun number, but it doesn't tell yous that much). What matters is that I experience that I've started to acquire a skillful overview on what nosotros know amongst regard to shear inward concrete as well as existing concrete bridges.
- Analysis: I've done the larger business office of information analysis of the experiments which I direct maintain finished.
- Writing/presenting my research: I've written a few conference papers, gave some talks as well as am nigh to complete a gear upward of question reports.
- Case studies on existing bridges: which I constitute real valuable - mayhap mot straight for my thesis, but definitely for my full general agreement of my topic.
- Teaching: I've been TA for a cast for 2 years, as well as I've only seen my showtime MSc thesis educatee defend amongst flight colors as well as graduate.
- Study: Of solely i cast I followed the cast as well as finished the exam. Since I direct maintain no requirement for a for certain amount of credits I should obtain to acquire my degree, I've been mainly shopping around inward some courses to larn what I straight need. I wanted to study more, but I couldn't combine it amongst my busy lab-schedule. Additionally, I followed some workshops as well as courses on skills for PhD students, which I constitute real helpful.
What I however postulate to do:
- Finish my experiments, seven to a greater extent than slabs to go.
- Analysis: I'm curious to come across what volition come upward out of these novel experiments
- Development of a theory: I direct maintain a few liberate ideas, but I direct maintain to produce it. This is however an enormous chore to tackle.
- Writing: I haven't finished my literature review yet. I haven't written whatever chapter of my thesis at all (a thought which yesteryear times mildly distresses me). I don't direct maintain a mag newspaper out yet, either. Also, I desire to write to a greater extent than conference papers.
- Teaching: locomote on doing as well as locomote on learning from practice.
What I've learned as well as thus far:
- Writing: When I expect chronologically at the dissimilar conference papers I've written, I come across progress inward my ain writing. I drive to improve pace yesteryear step.
- Organizing/Productivity: Bit yesteryear bit, I've been developing my ain ways to locomote on all my documents as well as ongoing projects organized as well as up-and-running.My primary goal directly is (still) to endure able to acquire every bit much out of my concentration as well as focus every bit possible.
- Teaching: If I compare the fashion I was TA-ing the cast concluding yr as well as this year, I notice that I've acquire much meliorate organized as well as constitute a fashion which plant real good for me.
It's been an interesting journeying as well as thus far - as well as I'm actually curious to come across where the path volition endure going.
What I've done as well as thus far:
- Experiments: the largest chunk of my fourth dimension has gone into preparing as well as carrying out experiments inward the lab. In full we've done 134 tests on 31 specimens yesteryear now, as well as we've only started our smaller, instant serial of experiments.
- Reading: I've been reading technical papers as well as reports amongst an insatiable hunger for a broader knowledge. I'm nearing 500 entries into Endnote (which only looks similar a fun number, but it doesn't tell yous that much). What matters is that I experience that I've started to acquire a skillful overview on what nosotros know amongst regard to shear inward concrete as well as existing concrete bridges.
- Analysis: I've done the larger business office of information analysis of the experiments which I direct maintain finished.
- Writing/presenting my research: I've written a few conference papers, gave some talks as well as am nigh to complete a gear upward of question reports.
- Case studies on existing bridges: which I constitute real valuable - mayhap mot straight for my thesis, but definitely for my full general agreement of my topic.
- Teaching: I've been TA for a cast for 2 years, as well as I've only seen my showtime MSc thesis educatee defend amongst flight colors as well as graduate.
- Study: Of solely i cast I followed the cast as well as finished the exam. Since I direct maintain no requirement for a for certain amount of credits I should obtain to acquire my degree, I've been mainly shopping around inward some courses to larn what I straight need. I wanted to study more, but I couldn't combine it amongst my busy lab-schedule. Additionally, I followed some workshops as well as courses on skills for PhD students, which I constitute real helpful.
What I however postulate to do:
- Finish my experiments, seven to a greater extent than slabs to go.
- Analysis: I'm curious to come across what volition come upward out of these novel experiments
- Development of a theory: I direct maintain a few liberate ideas, but I direct maintain to produce it. This is however an enormous chore to tackle.
- Writing: I haven't finished my literature review yet. I haven't written whatever chapter of my thesis at all (a thought which yesteryear times mildly distresses me). I don't direct maintain a mag newspaper out yet, either. Also, I desire to write to a greater extent than conference papers.
- Teaching: locomote on doing as well as locomote on learning from practice.
What I've learned as well as thus far:
- Writing: When I expect chronologically at the dissimilar conference papers I've written, I come across progress inward my ain writing. I drive to improve pace yesteryear step.
- Organizing/Productivity: Bit yesteryear bit, I've been developing my ain ways to locomote on all my documents as well as ongoing projects organized as well as up-and-running.My primary goal directly is (still) to endure able to acquire every bit much out of my concentration as well as focus every bit possible.
- Teaching: If I compare the fashion I was TA-ing the cast concluding yr as well as this year, I notice that I've acquire much meliorate organized as well as constitute a fashion which plant real good for me.
It's been an interesting journeying as well as thus far - as well as I'm actually curious to come across where the path volition endure going.
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