The Inhale Thread !

[MarathonRunner]

Won a competitive fellowship and will be starting my dream postdoc with the expert in my field later this year! I'm over the moon!

[traductio]

Won a competitive fellowship and will be starting my dream postdoc with the expert in my field later this year! I'm over the moon!

Way to go! That's fantastic!

[Parasaurolophus]

Won a competitive fellowship and will be starting my dream postdoc with the expert in my field later this year! I'm over the moon!

Wow! Well done!

[MarathonRunner]

Dissertation defence scheduled for May 16. Postdoc starting September 5. Even if I don't end up in academia, I'm delighted to have almost fulfilled a dream (getting a PhD) and after the postdoc I'll be in a great place for non-academic jobs if academia doesn't work out. My postdoc supervisor tells me I'm the only one, other than them, doing this particular work in Canada, so clearly my research fills a niche, even if it's been less popular/sexy recently. As a want to stay in Canada, it seems my expertise will be needed when they retire, whether inside or outside of academia.

[sinenomine]

Just taught my last two classes of the semester. I've had a very challenging student in both of them but we both got through, and it was gratifying to see students reflecting thoughtfully on their learning.

[traductio]

Got the proofs to my new book today! Yay, proofs!

[apl68]

Got the proofs to my new book today! Yay, proofs!

Sounds like a real milestone.  Congratulations!

[paultuttle]

My brother and sister-in-law have just bought their tickets to fly from Bangkok to Raleigh-Durham the week before Memorial Day!

(This is my favorite brother; I've never met his wife in person. They're coming because [a] they've got time off and they want to see Mom before she's no longer able to recognize people. More on that later, but suffice it to say that she's started asking where her husband is while he's sitting in front of her.)

They plan to stay a month!

(I'm nearly as excited as a small child with a free-flowing water hose and a grass-free backyard to experiment on/in.)

Woo hoo!

[MarathonRunner]

Dissertation defended! I have corrections to make, but in my field it's almost unheard of to have no corrections. Dr incoming (although yes, as is typical, my supervisor congratulated me with Dr Runner!)

[evil_physics_witchcraft]

Dissertation defended! I have corrections to make, but in my field it's almost unheard of to have no corrections. Dr incoming (although yes, as is typical, my supervisor congratulated me with Dr Runner!)

Congrats!!!

[Puget]

Dissertation defended! I have corrections to make, but in my field it's almost unheard of to have no corrections. Dr incoming (although yes, as is typical, my supervisor congratulated me with Dr Runner!)

Congrats!!!

Yes congrats, Dr. Runner!

[apl68]

Congratulations!

[Larimar]

Congratulations!!

[Antiphon1]

Congrats!

[MarathonRunner]

Thank you all! First in my family to go to university, let alone get a grad degree. I couldn't be happier! Only my wedding day was better!