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Title: That's DOCTOR vtlion to you, buddy!!!!!
Post by: vtlion on August 14, 2007, 07:38:40 AM
I am pleased to announce that on Monday, August 13th at 12:30pm in room 301A of the Chemistry Research Building in University Park, PA a healthy new 185lb PhD was born.

Hooray for ME!   :thumb:

Now I have two days to clean out my desk and hit the bars to kill off as many brain cells as possible before I start my new job at American University.
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Post by: Absolute Rescue on August 14, 2007, 07:40:57 AM
Congratulations! Good luck at American. :thumb: :cheers:
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Post by: frankieG on August 14, 2007, 08:08:48 AM
having only a masters i tip my hat to you...it is alot of work...Doctor
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Post by: scratch on August 14, 2007, 10:15:02 AM
Congradulations!
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Post by: pandy on August 14, 2007, 06:08:59 PM
Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
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Post by: starwalt on August 14, 2007, 06:23:17 PM
BRAVO!   :cheers:

Hey Pandy!  (I had a birthday too.  :cry: )
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Post by: pandy on August 14, 2007, 06:24:14 PM
Awwww...when was it starwalt?? :(  :kiss3:
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Post by: vtlion on August 14, 2007, 06:31:01 PM
if it makes you feel any better... my birfday wasn't mentioned either  :cry:
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Post by: starwalt on August 14, 2007, 06:36:28 PM
Quote from: pandy on August 14, 2007, 06:24:14 PM
Awwww...when was it starwalt?? :(  :kiss3:

Uh! <stamping foot on floor and rolling eyes> If I have to tell you....!  :mad:
After all we've been through! Mother was right. I should never have left home for a woman like you.....

Oh wait. Wrong movie. <drama queen exits stage left>

Just save it for next August 10 when I will be 50.  (Geez. That's old ain't it?)

Thread Jack over:  Three  cheers for VTLION!!   :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
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Post by: jordanearl on August 14, 2007, 06:39:29 PM
thats awesome, congatulations!!!!!!

btw, i have this itch.............umm,i was with an unclean woman
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Post by: scottpA_GS on August 14, 2007, 07:43:02 PM
 :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:

Great job!  :icon_mrgreen:
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Post by: TheGoodGuy on August 14, 2007, 09:08:44 PM
Congrats vitlon.. Now you have finally "Passed with High Difficulty"..
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Post by: yamahonkawazuki on August 14, 2007, 09:40:19 PM
Quote from: vtlion on August 14, 2007, 06:31:01 PM
if it makes you feel any better... my birfday wasn't mentioned either  :cry:
you gotta bribe her with "favors"  :o ;)
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Post by: pandy on August 14, 2007, 09:43:43 PM
Or Mrs. starwalt's chocolate pound cake...  :icon_lol: :icon_twisted: :kiss3: :cheers: :icon_mrgreen:
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Post by: yamahonkawazuki on August 14, 2007, 09:48:07 PM
indeed sexy  :icon_twisted: , btw VT forgive my ignorance, BUT a doctorate in what specifically.?, i know i can find the answer if i search, BUT im quite drunk atm soo il ask here, BUT either way congrats on a very hard goal finally achieved. make us all proud  :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:
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Post by: Kasumi on August 15, 2007, 07:01:27 AM
I call for new custom Title for Vtillion. It must be Dr. Something or other.
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Post by: trumpetguy on August 15, 2007, 08:12:59 AM
"Welcome to the community of scholars"  That's how my doctoral defense ended in Spring of 1990.  That's a moment you'll remember the rest of your life!  Congrats!

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Post by: vtlion on August 15, 2007, 12:50:58 PM
Quote from: yamahonkawazuki on August 14, 2007, 09:48:07 PM
indeed sexy  :icon_twisted: , btw VT forgive my ignorance, BUT a doctorate in what specifically.?

Biophysical Chemistry

It is amazing.  Now that I have defended I have even MORE work than before.  Two publications to submit, a dissertation to edit and preparation for the course I will be teaching this fall.  It makes me miss the good old days of undergrad, when graduation was followed by a month of celebrations and sleeping in before moving on to my first job.

It still hasn't really sunk in what I've accomplished.  I think it may hit home when I start my teaching job and hear "Dr. Davis" or "Professor Davis" on a daily basis.  Here in the chem dept at PSU, i'm still just "Ron" to everybody, I'm still working on the same projects and it feels very familiar.

Anywho.... I can't wait to see what is next. :thumb:
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Post by: The Buddha on August 15, 2007, 02:46:41 PM
Yea right, you couldn't decide Biology, physics or chemistry and now we have to call you doctor ...  :laugh: ...
Congrads anyway ... now why dont you take your undecisive ass and do something with your life.  :laugh:
Cool.
Srinath.
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Post by: yamahonkawazuki on August 15, 2007, 03:01:06 PM
Dr.please make fun of me  :thumb:
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Post by: Kasumi on August 16, 2007, 01:09:22 AM
^^^^^^^

:thumb:


Doctor eh? That is a huge achievment, congrats!
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Post by: WildBlue on August 17, 2007, 06:19:16 PM
Congrats man!  So you start work right away?  No graduation trip in between?  I'd say you've earned it...  :dunno_white:

Just so that I can get another data point for my survey, how many times during your doctoral program did you SERIOUSLY consider quitting?  Aaaaaand... what made you stay?
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Post by: yamahonkawazuki on August 19, 2007, 02:25:54 AM
he didnt want us to flame him  :laugh:
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Post by: yamahonkawazuki on August 19, 2007, 02:52:04 AM
Quote from: yamahonkawazuki on August 15, 2007, 03:01:06 PM
Dr.please make fun of me  :thumb:
OR

please make fun of me Phd