I passed!

jabbar · #1 August 17, 2005, 12:18 AM

I confirmed my PhD today! In Australia, the PhD program requires students to defend their thesis in front of a panel after the first year. Today, I did just that, and I am feeling on top of teh world, baby! Yeah!!

*AsifTheManRahman* · #2 August 17, 2005, 12:28 AM

Congratulations, Dr. Jabbar!

Edited on, August 17, 2005, 5:29 AM GMT, by AsifTheManRahman.

Carte Blanche · #3 August 17, 2005, 12:31 AM

Congratulations!

Here's a cake for you:

Edited on, August 17, 2005, 5:32 AM GMT, by Carte Blanche.
Reason: Cake!!

Orpheus · #4 August 17, 2005, 01:01 AM

hey Congrats... so tell us a bit more about it..

On what subject? what was your thesis.. etc and what will you do for BC memebers now that you gonna be rich ?

Zobair · #5 August 17, 2005, 02:04 AM

Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thats awesome!

Do you mean you passed your "comprehensive"?

Quote:

Originally posted by jabbar
I confirmed my PhD today! In Australia, the PhD program requires students to defend their thesis in front of a panel after the first year. Today, I did just that, and I am feeling on top of teh world, baby! Yeah!!

Edited on, August 17, 2005, 7:05 AM GMT, by Zobair.

bdmoderator · #6 August 17, 2005, 02:25 AM

Congrats goes to "Dr." Jobbar.

howzatt! · #7 August 17, 2005, 04:28 AM

WOW thats really great.

PoorFan · #8 August 17, 2005, 04:50 AM

Congratulations Jabbar!
btw, how many DR we have in our forum? Bangladesh cricket is getting rich in that sense.

Spitfire_x86 · #9 August 17, 2005, 06:14 AM

Sauron · #10 August 17, 2005, 10:20 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by jabbar
I confirmed my PhD today! In Australia, the PhD program requires students to defend their thesis in front of a panel after the first year. Today, I did just that, and I am feeling on top of teh world, baby! Yeah!!

Congrats!! Must be a great day for you

Is this like the "qualifying exam" in US that happens before you get formally approved by the department? In other words- Is all your pain over, or is it just starting?

allrounder · #11 August 17, 2005, 10:25 AM

Dr. Jabbar akta jabbar kaj korlen. akhon akta jabardost party ayojon koren.

**Mahmood** · #12 August 17, 2005, 11:51 AM

Thats wonderfull news. We are all so proud of your acheivement.

Congratulations.

**Zunaid** · #13 August 17, 2005, 12:42 PM

Welcome to the club, jabbar. Send me an email and I will send you the secret handshake and the key to the elite restroom.

Orpheus · #14 August 17, 2005, 02:12 PM

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Originally posted by Zunaid
Welcome to the club, jabbar. Send me an email and I will send you the secret handshake and the key to the elite restroom.

oh NO!! Zunaid is hitting on Jabbar now! I have lived to see this day .... Feeling not so proud...

VladMamu · #15 August 17, 2005, 02:19 PM

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oh NO!! Zunaid is hitting on Jabbar now! I have lived to see this day .... Feeling not so proud...

hahahaha

Sami · #16 August 17, 2005, 02:22 PM

Congrats man! a great day for u indeed!

VladMamu · #17 August 17, 2005, 02:29 PM

jabbar. I thought I congratulated you last night. Where did my post go???

Maybe I was about to, and got distracted.
So congratulations on defending your thesis successfully!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What free advice can we get from you here in BC? Is it a doctorate in medicine? science? computer science? business?

chinaman · #18 August 17, 2005, 02:53 PM

Congratulations to Dr. Jabbar. We are always proud of our members. Your achievement made it more special. Wish you the best.

Fazal · #19 August 17, 2005, 03:00 PM

Congrational Jabbar Bhai.... Jabbar Khel Dekhailen.

cricket_pagol · #20 August 17, 2005, 05:36 PM

Congrats jabbar bhai... doa koren amra jeno apnar poth onushoron korte pari!

jabbar · #21 August 17, 2005, 08:12 PM

Thanks everyone for your warm comments. I'm truly touched.

However, I feel a little embaressed. The "confirmation" was simply the first major hurdle in being a PhD candidate that happens after 1 year of the project. I basically had to write a report and give a presentation in front of a panel who "grill" me about my thesis. It's quite nerve wracking and critical: if you fail you get booted out of the PhD program. Fortunately, the panelists liked my ideas

I am not a "Dr." yet! That will come in a few more years time (2 years hopefully). When that day comes, I will really celebrate!

As for my field, I am studying Artificial Intelligence, in a field called "multiagent systems". Specifically, I am playing around with things called UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles).

Thanks again guys

Edited on, August 18, 2005, 1:15 AM GMT, by jabbar.

BanCricFan · #22 August 18, 2005, 03:33 AM

Congrats and ma-sha-allah! Good luck for the next two years. May Allah give you tawfiq to do good!

shaad · #23 August 18, 2005, 07:03 AM

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Originally posted by Zunaid
Welcome to the club, jabbar. Send me an email and I will send you the secret handshake and the key to the elite restroom.

Only the secret handshake, Zunaid

The elite restroom is off-limits until his final defence. Not that I have any doubts of his getting there within the next two years.

Congrats, Jabbar

oracle · #24 August 18, 2005, 07:37 AM

congratulations jabbar

Arnab · #25 August 18, 2005, 09:28 PM

Damn, and I thought Jabbar was a high school kid with semi-decent English skills. And how can you get a PhD in three years? That sounds like an awfully cheap PhD.

I am messing with you. Congrats!