Christian made a breakthrough in his Information Theory research last night. He has to write a report and prepare a talk, both of which he will deliver to his research sponsor at MIT in Massachusetts later this month. He had a hard problem to solve. For a long time, he felt like there might not be a solution. If that were true, he felt like the report and presentation would have been much more difficult to make, so this was a big relief. My understanding is that this report and presentation will serve as his formal Qualifying Examination which is “designed to test the candidate’s research skills and abilities.” This is an exam given at the end of the first year of studies to “early out” students not capable of work at the PhD level. This is not the infamous Comprehensive Examination he will have to take to demonstrate mastery of his coursework before he starts his dissertation, but it is a big step forward. His presentation is scheduled for July 23.
Betty Blonde #364 – 12/08/2009
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