Paper accepted and published

The paper that I started working on in 2006, while I was applying to get into a PhD program, was accepted and published in a journal in Feb 2010. Not a top-tier journal, but it is still nice to finally have a closure.

another milestone

Just presentation a research paper to the department today. So basically I have completed most of the major milestones for the PhD program half-way through the 3rd year in the program:
- qualifiers [checked]
- required coursework [checked]
- two research papers [checked]

All that remain are to conduct a one-semester lecture, and start/work/complete the dissertation. Yeah, all that remain...

paper presentation

Presented my first paper at a conference. Made a few good connections, received some good comments. Added bonus: paper was the eventual 1st runner up for Best Paper award.