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On Tom's advice, I'll be posting the content of my new blog in an ongoing thread here. It follows my final year of my Master's degree, in which I'll be writing my thesis in String Theory.
You can comment on and read the blog at http://stringschool.blogspot.com
This is where it all starts
So, here we are.
Let me first introduce myself, for those of you who don't know me. My name is Dimitri Terryn, 21 years old. I'm currently studying at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, or Free (as in non denominational) University of Brussels if you will. The translation into English is somewhat discouraged, because there is a French speaking university just next door with the same name, the Université Libre de Bruxelles. Which has the exact same name in English, hence the confusion.
This year, I will be starting my final year of a Master's program in theoretical physics. I will be doing my thesis at the department of Theoretische Natuurkunde (TENA), that's Theoretical Physics in English, with Prof. Dr. Alexander Sevrin as my promotor. I haven't got a concrete subject yet, but I will be able to tell you in about a week.
Why start this blog? Well, the last few years have seen an enormous amount of physics relate blogs being started. I'm a rather avid reader of these blogs, and I have found that they have been very instructive. Not only do people like Peter Woit or Lubos Motl for example post interesting information on a regular basis, they also allow others to get a glimpse of what it means to be a physicist (or mathematician). A master's student blogging away his woes is something that does not yet exist, as far as I'm aware. So maybe young people who browse these blogs will one stumble across mine, and I'm hoping that by sharing my experiences they will get a better view of what it means to be a physics student. And hopefully, in the process, they will realize that if you are interested in physics it is a wonderful life indeed.
So, that's all for now folks.
posted by Dimi at 09:03 | 0 comments
You can comment on and read the blog at http://stringschool.blogspot.com
This is where it all starts
So, here we are.
Let me first introduce myself, for those of you who don't know me. My name is Dimitri Terryn, 21 years old. I'm currently studying at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, or Free (as in non denominational) University of Brussels if you will. The translation into English is somewhat discouraged, because there is a French speaking university just next door with the same name, the Université Libre de Bruxelles. Which has the exact same name in English, hence the confusion.
This year, I will be starting my final year of a Master's program in theoretical physics. I will be doing my thesis at the department of Theoretische Natuurkunde (TENA), that's Theoretical Physics in English, with Prof. Dr. Alexander Sevrin as my promotor. I haven't got a concrete subject yet, but I will be able to tell you in about a week.
Why start this blog? Well, the last few years have seen an enormous amount of physics relate blogs being started. I'm a rather avid reader of these blogs, and I have found that they have been very instructive. Not only do people like Peter Woit or Lubos Motl for example post interesting information on a regular basis, they also allow others to get a glimpse of what it means to be a physicist (or mathematician). A master's student blogging away his woes is something that does not yet exist, as far as I'm aware. So maybe young people who browse these blogs will one stumble across mine, and I'm hoping that by sharing my experiences they will get a better view of what it means to be a physics student. And hopefully, in the process, they will realize that if you are interested in physics it is a wonderful life indeed.
So, that's all for now folks.
posted by Dimi at 09:03 | 0 comments