22 replies to this topic

[shane_allen]

I'm just wondering where we're at on this site.

If you're in college, or have a degree already, what's your major?

[Craven]

I see you haven't voted yourself

I have major in Telecommunications, my thesis was about evaluation of BGP-locality for BitTorrent, mechanism that is supposed to encourage users to connect to local peers instead to random ones. Idea was to improve download times and reduce inter-domain traffic. But it turned out to work poorly, mostly increasing times and load for slow networks and improving performance only in faster networks

My Phd will most likely concern algorithms of picking connection rate in wireless networks.

[Shimmy]

As you are already well aware, I am a genius in most fields, but my masters was in maths and physics.

[jjf3]

I am graduating in April with a degree in Computer Information Systems. This degree merges computer programming and business knowledge. I have aspirations to open up my own media/broadcasting company. I do not feel the need for a masters or PHD in the field, because by the time I get those the technology will be outdated. I keep up with technology and the Startup industries better than than any university could. I may not be the smartest person in the room, but as you learn in business school, you can be a genius and fail at college!!! EX: Einstein, Jobs, Branson...

In business smarts rarely matters its the whole package plus the work experience that counts!

I am also a pretty creative writer.

Edited by jjf3, 20 January 2012 - 09:32 PM.

[jjf3]

I see you haven't voted yourself

I have major in Telecommunications, my thesis was about evaluation of BGP-locality for BitTorrent, mechanism that is supposed to encourage users to connect to local peers instead to random ones. Idea was to improve download times and reduce inter-domain traffic. But it turned out to work poorly, mostly increasing times and load for slow networks and improving performance only in faster networks

My Phd will most likely concern algorithms of picking connection rate in wireless networks.

I liked your first thesis idea better. too bad it didn't work out. Were you disappointed? I know I would be

Edited by jjf3, 20 January 2012 - 09:31 PM.

[Time_Traveller]

Went to Gloucestershire College (Gloscat) and have a NVQ in Business Administration Levels 1 and 2.

[shane_allen]

I see you haven't voted yourself

There was a reason for that which I've since forgotten. I'm an undergrad in Physics, considering a minor in math.

As you are already well aware, I am a genius in most fields, but my masters was in maths and physics.

No. And also, whats your advice; is a minor in math worthwhile with a Physics major? I mean, of course more is better, but is it worth the effort? I'd have to pack my schedule tight for 3 semesters if they don't offer the classes in the summer.

[wjfox]

HND Product Design

[Shimmy]

I see you haven't voted yourself

There was a reason for that which I've since forgotten. I'm an undergrad in Physics, considering a minor in math.

As you are already well aware, I am a genius in most fields, but my masters was in maths and physics.

No. And also, whats your advice; is a minor in math worthwhile with a Physics major? I mean, of course more is better, but is it worth the effort? I'd have to pack my schedule tight for 3 semesters if they don't offer the classes in the summer.

Personally I grew to passionately hate maths towards the end. General lack of real world applications (compared to physics anyway) and horrible long long proofs to prove stuff you already knew before you started. But maybe you would like maths more, so go for it.

[wekele0]

Well, I'm currently in high school, but I'm planning to go into biomechatronics ( major in biological engineering, minor in mechanical). I doubt I'll change my mind because I really like calculus, physics, and biology.

[Roh234]

I'm currently in high school aiming for an MD.

Edited by Roh234, 21 January 2012 - 01:10 AM.

[Logically Irrational]

Junior in high school. I'm looking into aerospace engineering (just like I have been since I knew what a job was).

[Craven]

I liked your first thesis idea better. too bad it didn't work out. Were you disappointed? I know I would be

Surprised actually. First of all - locality itself was not my idea. I just evaluated it. So fact that it sucks is not actually my failure or anything. Second - I expected that it may hurt download times and just reduce traffic between domains, but it turned out that the game is not between ISP and users, but between fast and slow networks. I got some praise for very versatile topology and simulation scenarios. People who proposed this presented it on very unrealistic examples so that it looked good.

[GNR Rvolution]

Bit of a mixed bag from me, Bachelors in Environmental Geology with a feasibility study on a proposal by NIREX to dispose of radioactive waste under the Lake District a few years back. They didn't go through with it btw

Masters was in Geographical Information Systems and Remote Sensing, which is the field I now work in, although the application of the technology varies depending on the client.

[Craven]

Bit of a mixed bag from me, Bachelors in Environmental Geology with a feasibility study on a proposal by NIREX to dispose of radioactive waste under the Lake District a few years back. They didn't go through with it btw

Can I have question for you then? Could nuclear waste be stored in old coal and salt mines (typically 50-400m deep)? I thought for some time that Poland with our ammount of old mines could get some money for taking care of other countries nuclear waste in numerous old mines we have. Just dump it there and pour concrete inside.

[GNR Rvolution]

Can I have question for you then? Could nuclear waste be stored in old coal and salt mines (typically 50-400m deep)? I thought for some time that Poland with our ammount of old mines could get some money for taking care of other countries nuclear waste in numerous old mines we have. Just dump it there and pour concrete inside.

Well it depends of course

Depending on the type of radioactive waste you are looking at containment timescales of anywhere from a few years to 30,000 years or more.

You have to look at a whole range of criteria from the geology (and in particular the hydrogeology), hydrology and other erosive activities, seismic and potentially igneous activity, and even things like the effect of glaciation or other major global climate shifts. You also have to look at the local population density as, rather understandably, most people don't want this thing anywhere near them, and also how you are going to transfer the waste to the site in the first place.

Containment isn't as simple as just pouring concrete over it unfortunately, most proposals look at a whole series of engineering 'barriers' to prevent escape, and the problem with using existing mines is that they are generally full of ways for waste, and leachate in particular, to escape. For low level and maybe even intermediate level waste this might not be a major problem, but high level radioactive waste (i.e. the actual rods and other internal materials of a reactor) containment needs to proved to be sufficient to hold the waste in situ for at least the timescales mentioned above. Certainly the proposal I reviewed was based on a containment depth of 600m, so a little deeper than the mines you mentioned.

[Saradus]

Didn't notice the "Currently studying for masters" option until I already selected "Masters". Doh!

Currently studying in Computer Science, did joint Pure Maths and Computer Science for undergrad bachelors

Edited by Saradus, 31 January 2012 - 03:01 AM.

[mic of orion]

As you are already well aware, I am a genius in most fields, but my masters was in maths and physics.

WHAT!!! NO PHD???

I have masters in bullshiting and bollocking, currently working on my PHD in same discipline

O yeah also masters in international relations and war studies.

[mic of orion]

Junior in high school. I'm looking into aerospace engineering (just like I have been since I knew what a job was).

Brilliant field, my ex is astrophysicist and she has also phd in aero dynamics and space propulsion. She lectures from time to time at Berks and is permanent fixture at Cal Tech and JPL, helps post grads with their phd and such stuff, so if you ever decide to finish your Aerospace engineering degree and ever decide on PHD, you'll most likely apply to do it at Cal Tech, wish you all the best in your endeavor, from bottom of my heart. O yeah one of my m8s is doing aerospace degree at USC Irvine atm, but his GPA wasn't good enough to roll in at Berks, For Berks you need 3.75 (minimum)

Edited by mic of orion, 02 February 2012 - 02:55 AM.

[Saradus]

O yeah also masters in international relations and war studies.

One of my mates from undergrad did war studies, and I have a postgrad mate doing international relations now