Just Passed the Dept Qualifying Exam

[Clausius2]

Just Passed the Dept Qualifying Exam!

I am not going to tell you it was easy. It was a Hell. I went through Hell this afternoon. Four people in my commitee. I was being examined of three areas: Fluid Mechanics, Turbulent Flow, and Physical GasDynamics. Tough. The business of the Partition Function, a Plane Supersonic Turbulent Jet, a Dust Devil, and Shock Waves come on to the board randomly. I think I showed that my pillars are made of concrete. And that's why I am happy. Now I'm Ph.D. in Candidacy, and what's better, earning hundred bucks more per month, that's good stuff!.

You are witnessing my progression here, aren't you?. I told you when I ended my undergrad, I told you when I came, and I keep on updating you about my adventures in USA.

 

[marlon]

Clausius, congratulations man. But this is all useless if you don't have a beautiful woman at your side. If you do not have that : GET A LIFE !

:)

again congrats

marlon

 

[Maxwell]

Congrats!

 

[hypatia]

Way to go! {of course we knew you could do it}

 

[Astronuc]

Congratulations, Clausius! Well done! Outstanding!

We'll have to celebrate next time I see you in SD, which may be soon.

 

[siddharth]

Awesome Clausius, well done!
One day, I hope to be in this position

 

[franznietzsche]

Awesome!

Very, very cool.

 

[Evo]

Sounds grueling.

I have no doubt of your capabilities, and congrats on the extra cash!

 

[Moonbear]

Congrats, Clausius! That's a big milestone. Now, take that first hundred bucks extra and go celebrate!

 

[Clausius2]

Thanks guys. This exam gave me more confidence.

About finding myself a girl, marlon, let's not talk about that...

Who said that behind each great man there is a great woman? For me it's also true...

But the great woman behind me is my mother.

 

[Kalimaa23]

Well done! Congratulations!

But the great woman behind me is my mother.

Be grateful.

 

[devious_]

Congratulations man!

 

[franznietzsche]

Clausius, congratulations man. But this is all useless if you don't have a beautiful woman at your side. If you do not have that : GET A LIFE !

:)

again congrats

marlon

Bah, work is more than enough reward on its own.

Says the obsessive-compulsive workaholic currently working 12 hrs a day.

 

[mattmns]

Good job, congrats!

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Congratulations!

We are spilling over with successes today.

 

[Danger]

Clausius, I didn't realize that you were at that stage of your development, but it certainly doesn't surprise me that you aced it. Good on ya, mate.

(And notice that I spelled your name properly this time. )

 

[Moonbear]

Clausius, I didn't realize that you were at that stage of your development, but it certainly doesn't surprise me that you aced it. Good on ya, mate.

(And notice that I spelled your name properly this time. )

Time flies, doesn't it? It doesn't seem like he's already been there two years.

 

[Clausius2]

Time flies, doesn't it? It doesn't seem like he's already been there two years.

Two years?

I have been only one year in USA!. I came the 9th of september of 2005!.

But yeah, the time flies.

 

[Evo]

Two years?

I have been only one year in USA!. I came the 9th of september of 2005!.

But yeah, the time flies.

It's two years in Moonbear time.

 

[franznietzsche]

It's two years in Moonbear time.

I think you just accused her of being twice as old as she claims .

 

[Knavish]

I think you just accused her of being twice as old as she claims .

You mean half as old.

 

[Astronuc]

Two years?

I have been only one year in USA!. I came the 9th of september of 2005!.

But yeah, the time flies.

Yeah - you're coming up on your 3rd anniversary at PF - in 13 days.

Hey, I just passed two years at PF.

 

[Moonbear]

Two years?

I have been only one year in USA!. I came the 9th of september of 2005!.

But yeah, the time flies.

You do your qualifying exam after your first year?! Wow! All the departments I've been in, it's after the second year, when you're done with classes and have been in your chosen lab long enough to have a research proposal ready to present. Well, at least it hasn't been longer than it seems. It felt like a year, but since I'm used to people doing quals at the end of year 2, I thought I had lost track!

 

[Clausius2]

You do your qualifying exam after your first year?! Wow! All the departments I've been in, it's after the second year, when you're done with classes and have been in your chosen lab long enough to have a research proposal ready to present. Well, at least it hasn't been longer than it seems. It felt like a year, but since I'm used to people doing quals at the end of year 2, I thought I had lost track!

I'm almost done with my classes . 11 courses in 3 quarters. I have only one left to get the masters. I don't work in a lab, I only do theory, but I have spent a lot of time in my office though...