January
- Started by 6th semester of graduate school without any classes or TAing responsibilities – it was weird!
- Spent a lot of time in lab because I was trying to get enough data to submit to the 3rd International Conference on Self-healing Materials (which I did!)
- Submitted an Intent to graduate form to get my MS in the spring!
-Starting working with my first long-term undergraduate student, a Pratt Fellow who will be working with me until he graduates in Spring 2012
- Began work at Ethicon with some really awesome folks
February
-Went to Costa Rica for a week with Keegan, my best friend, and her boyfriend! It was amazing and I’m so happy and fortunate to have been able to go
-My review paper submitted and accepted in 2010 is published in print in the Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A
-R21 Monty wrote with my data receives funding!
March
-This is probably when I found out I was going to England… yeah, we’ll go with that
-More work on my thesis
-Somewhere in here we started planning a Biomaterials Day event to be held at Duke in April 2012 with funds awarded by the Society for Biomaterials
April
-Successfully defended my MS thesis!
-Went to the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival with Caitlin – it was awesome and I can’t wait to take Keegan!
-Work presented at Society for Biomaterial’s annual meeting in Orlando, FL
-Celebrated Easter in Hilton Head with Keegan’s family
May
- Celebrated my 25th birthday!
- Celebrated 5 years with Keegan!
- Around this time I had lost about 12 pounds for the year
June
- Went to England to present my work! This was my first trip to Europe and I can’t believe it took me so long to get there! Keegan and I had a great time exploring London then relaxing in Bath and Cardiff before returning to the hustle and bustle of London
July
- Lots of work, can’t remember anything particularly special happening this month
August
- Started my fourth year of graduate school – HOW HAS IT BEEN FOUR YEARS ALREADY?
- Submitted first draft of my first research paper to Monty
September
- Attended Campout 2011 and unfortunately did not win tickets in the lottery but managed to procure one anyway…
- Went to the Midtown Music Festival in Atlanta, GA primarily to see The Black Keys but also to visit with Keegan’s sister
October
-More work, mainly a blur
-Presented at BMES 2011 in Hartford, CT; also able to visit Keegan’s grandparents that weekend
-Starting training new MS student to work with me
November
- Submitted a paper with one of the MS students in the lab who worked on my project; will hopefully hear if that is accepted and then I will have second authorship on a research paper
- Submitted abstract to the Material Research Society’s spring 2012 meeting; was freaked out by the use of 2012
- Went to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios Islands of Adventure in Orlando, FL – WAS AMAZING AND I CAN’T WAIT TO GO BACK!!
-Played paintball for the very first time and had a ton of fun
December
- Monty actually reads paper given to him in August; edits quickly made and article submitted! Will hopefully hear back soon about any revisions necessary
- Set prelim date- yipes!
- Started applying for internships
- Will leave to go skiing for the first time
- Ending the year at -12 pounds from last year (not anticipating any more loss over the holidays - definitely hit a big lull from England through October, now at 133, down from 145 last year. Never did make it below 130 although I hovered tantalizingly close to it for about a month in the summer. There is always next year!)
And just because I always track where I’ve been during the year:
North Carolina
Costa Rica*
Florida
South Carolina
Alabama*
Mississippi*
Louisiana*
England*
Wales*
Connecticut
Georgia
Georgia
* indicates locales that were new for the year!
1 comment:
you didn't mention that in May you received your Masters....
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