I have to admit something: I continuously question myself, asking "Who am I to speak up?".- Who am I to write a blog and give advice on the process of doing a PhD? I'm just a second year PhD student…
Writing a doctoral dissertation is a large task, but not the only large task to face during the PhD. A few examples include:- writing an article,- preparing a research report,- the literature review itself,- developing a method,- ...One way to…
Roughly 3,5 months have passed since my last post on mindfulness.FactsI try to practice daily, but in reality I practice roughly 1 out of 2 days. By now, I'm able to sit in silence and concentrate on my breathing for…
During the 4th quarter of the year, an important course of our research group is taught. Part of the course is a case study which the students have to carry out. The task of us PhD students is to assist…
After reading some thoughts on the upcoming reforms in the Belgian/Flemish secondary school system, I was particularly upset by reading that Latin has to be replaced by technical courses. And more technical courses are required because our society requires more…
Over the past week, I’ve been trying out a software package for structural engineering which combines a traditional calculation program (Codeform) with preprogrammed spreadsheets for all Eurocodes (Codeproof). Over a 1000 prefabricated formulas are available in the Eurocode library.When I…
The past 5 days, I've been completely immersed into replying reviewers' comments to a paper which will be published as a special publication after a conference in October.Previously, I did receive some comments from reviewers for other conference papers, but…
When applying for a scholarship, you typically will have to add an autobiographical essay. If you want to stand out as an applicant, it is important to show more than good grades. Here is some advice on how to use…
Last week, I attended the fib Symposium 2011 in Prague, and presented some of my experimental results in the Friday morning session on Construction Technology. The full paper is published on the CD proceedings, and the short version of 4…
I read about the Julie project on kottke.org a long time ago, and bookmarked the website for later reading. Only recently I went back to the website and read the story.If this dreary Sunday afternoon has you glued in front…
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