I love listening to music, preferably on my own stereo in my room (which was arguably one of the best presents my parents ever came to me with). When I'm in my office, or whenever my CD collection is out…
On April 9th, senator Fulbright is remembered (go to http://www.ThankYouFulbright.org for more information, or for submitting a thank you note yourself). I've taken this information from the Thank You Fulbright website:Senator Fulbright was born on April 9, 1905. The Anniversary…
This month marked another milestone in my PhD learning process - I had my first ever lecture. Of course I was scared, of course I was nervous, but I do think it was a very valuable experience.Here's what I learned:1.…
Last week, I describe the general ideas behind testing a slab with just one steel plate while in reality cars and trucks in many different varieties are loading the structure. I'll now be going into detail on a few particularities…
About a year ago, I wrote about decisions and priorities, and I referred to the urgent-important matrix which can help you prioritize your tasks. My top priority is writing my thesis and getting my doctoral degree - but it seems…
If you're a PhD student, you certainly know PhD Comics. Equally funny, there is the PhD Movie. Yesterday, a screening was held on our campus by Promood, and as a fan of the comics, I simply had to go and…
Insomnia is an old friend of mine. As a child, I would get out of bed in the middle of the night and knock my parents' bedroom door to let them know that I couldn't sleep. (And typically my mom…
Often, when people look at my experiments and my test setup, they are confused when I tell them that I am studying a bridge under traffic loads. How can a little steel plate of 300mm x 300mm or 200mm x…
Even though I have frequently seen #phdchat community members mentioning how useful they find 750words, I never really gave it a try. I thought it would be totally the same as writing longhand in a diary, which I try to…
The idea I used to have of a PhD student, is of someone who spends endless hours behind his computer, focused on one single task. The reality turned out to be rather different for me: hardly ever I get to…
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