Hey Emmaki,

Got it. Could you please PM me your email id.

Cheers!

Hi Mak_2011, Thanks for your reply. I am using 'plain' style. I tried changing it to 'Chicago' but it didn't work either :-(

Hi Ross - Welcome to this thread! Are you done with your data collection and analysis? How is your write up going on? Good luck (up)

Hi Huhu - Welcome back :-) I hope you had a good vacation. I'm glad to hear that you have figured the issues with you experiment :-) Well done!!

I have had similar experiences with stuff not working and it was always to do with something silly :p As you said I am going to keep on trying until this part of experiment works. One day, I feel like everything is ok and am going to finish by the end of this year and another day I feel that I am not going to finish even if I am given two more years :-( Anyway I will keep on working and hope everything will get better soon.

Cheers!

Hi all, I have got some ideas which could solve the issues with my measurements. I am feeling a bit better and clear now. Sorry for all the negativity in the last couple of days :-(

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Hi Albratros, you can write an email to your prospective supervisor and co-supervisor (if any) with all the documents attached and mention in the email that you submitted the application but haven't got the confirmation of submission yet and that you are sending a copy to him in case if the submission did not go through. Also cc it to the director of post grad research of your faculty. All the very best (up)

I vote for smart casual too!

Hi all, I am using Latex (Miktex) and Jabref for writing my thesis. I noticed that if I insert any reference in between the reference number doesn't seem to get updated. I tried deleting all the auxiliary files and recompiled but it doesn't seem to work. Has anyone come across this problem? Could you please tell me how this can be solved. I tried googling but couldn't find a way to fix this yet. Thanks in advance :)

Welldone! Naturalme :-) That's great and all the best for the rest too (up)

Hi Redapple, thanks for the wishes. I am hoping that I will get through this horrible phase somehow, don't know how though! I am doing my PhD in applied physics which involves simulations, analytical calculations, measurements and models. I like my topic very much but it is just the technical issues which is a disaster. It is so difficult to explain in an anonymous forum :-(

All the best to you for your submission :-)

I have analysed my experimental results with the other software and it is clear that there are problems with the material (I can't write explicitly as I want to retain the anonymity). I feel like a wreck because of everything failing more than the work and tiredness itself. I am totally lost :-(

Hi all, Good morning!

Here is the thing. The analysis which I did yesterday has been a disaster as I did not get good results at all. This was the third time I did the experimental work. I am extremely tired, stressed and anxious. All these days I have been saying myself that everything will be fine soon but it doesn't seem to. There is no body around who can help me, of course I can ask advice from my supervisors but they do not have any practical experience with the stuff I am doing. So if I have problems I will have bury myself it in and think it through and find the solution myself. I actually enjoy it most of the times but if this is the case even at the end of my third year I don't know what to do.

My simulations have been failing too and I wrote to the IT guy who is very helpful but he couldn't figure out why its happening. I wrote an email to an expert in the field and he said that they have been having issues as well which means there is no solution for it. I guess everybody in my department are under the impression that I am good for nothing :-( I haven't been writing in the last few days as I am always thinking about the things which doesn't work. I have obtained yet another robust software for my experimental analysis so today I am going to use that and see if it works. I am sorry for the rant early in the morning.

Have a nice day everyone :-)

Pineapple29 - I am sorry to hear that you are unwell. I hope you are getting better - do take good rest and get well soon. Its a good thing that you are looking at others theses. It definitely helps to look at those to get an idea. I have few with me which I have going through recently. I hope I had done it at least a year back :-( I have no idea how am going to get there but still ploughing hard. I had a dream yesterday where I saw my black hard bound thesis with golden imprints on :-)

Corrine - That's good piece of advice, Corrine. I hope you will hear back soon about your corrections :-)

About me, I will update my status later tonight as my analysis has been a disaster :-s

Hi Runner26, I am sorry to hear about your health issues and that you are stressed. I think the first think which you will have to do is to talk to your supervisors and take a long enough break!! I don't know if you are going to be finishing your 3rd year or 4th year by the end of this month. If it is the third year you can always go on to 'submission pending' status and take time to write your thesis. Don't give up - you are extremely close to the 'finish' line. Each project is different and it is definitely impossible for all the PhD students in a department to submit dot on time. All the best (up)

Hi all, Good morning!

Today's goal:

1. Finish the rest of the analysis of the experimental part, include the calculation results and email to supervisors.
2. Check on the simulations and combine/analyse the results.
3. Prepare notes on couple of sections of one of the main chapters.

I will have to try hard to stay focussed - am getting distracted a lot these days :-( I have decided to dedicate one day in a week just for thesis writing and the rest of the week I will try to write 1000 words (3.2 pages TNR 12 points 1.5 space) per day. Have a nice day guys and gals! :-)

Hi Basictonal, Good to hear that you are attending your first conference. I don't have much to add to what others have said here. Networking is very essential and even if you can't ask questions to the presenters publicly soon after their talk you can always chat with them later during coffee/lunch breaks. Have fun :-)