Pardon me whilst I brag for a moment

mhardy6647
mhardy6647 Posts: 33,608
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Our son successfully defended his PhD thesis in mathematics at the University of Virginia this afternoon.
I am really, really proud of him!
Dissertation: “Pseudocompact C∗ -Algebras.”

(nope, I have no idea what that means!)
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  • mrbiron
    mrbiron Posts: 5,711
    w00t w00t!
    I can barely pronounce that let alone comprehend what it might possibly mean!
    Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
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  • MrBuhl
    MrBuhl Posts: 2,419
    Congrats! Thats fantastic!
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  • aprazer402
    aprazer402 Posts: 3,136
    Congrats, you should be very proud. Is he going to teach somewhere? He's probably doing so already as a post doc.
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  • Gatecrasher
    Gatecrasher Posts: 1,550
    That's definitely something for a father to be proud of.
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,284
    Kazuntite........






    No seriously congratulations.
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,105
    Thats worth bragging about, and something worth being proud about for sure.
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  • msg
    msg Posts: 9,974
    Go Wahoo!!!

    C-ville is a beautiful area, too.
    I disabled signatures.
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  • rooftop59
    rooftop59 Posts: 8,121
    Awesome man! Congrats.

    He will definitely have a easier time finding a job than I did. Math and philosophy have very different job pools!
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  • vmaxer
    vmaxer Posts: 5,117
    Congratulations, be proud and brag away.
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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,631
    Very nice, congratulations.

    Now if he rightfully decides to go out to celebrate, make sure he knows not to drink and derive.

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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,608
    mrbigbluelight wrote: »
    Very nice, congratulations.

    Now if he rightfully decides to go out to celebrate, make sure he knows not to drink and derive.

    "monitor cleanup on Aisle One"

    :- )
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  • jeremymarcinko
    jeremymarcinko Posts: 3,785
    Very cool...congrats to him..must get it from his mother :D
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,787
    Show-off!


    ;) A chip off the old block. Congrats to the boy!
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,086
    edited April 2016
    Sounds like he's smart enough to Hardy up even one of your own conversations. Hardyesting up a Hardy conversation? Congrats to him.
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  • scottyboy76
    scottyboy76 Posts: 2,905
    good kid great folks, congrats all.

    Now go get a job and support your elders.
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  • Moose68Bash
    Moose68Bash Posts: 3,843
    Congratulations, Mr. Hardy, and congratulations to your son!

    And like you, I have no idea what his dissertation is all about, but it sounds very impressive, to say the least!

    However something tells me it has little to do with the algebra I learned in ninth grade.
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  • WagnerRC
    WagnerRC Posts: 2,151
    Great reason to be proud. Congratulations
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  • gurot1
    gurot1 Posts: 519
    Congratulations!
    rooftop59 wrote: »

    He will definitely have a easier time finding a job than I did. Math and philosophy have very different job pools!

    Weren't the earlier mathematicians philosophers?
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,947
    Congrats Mr. H, and to the son also. I could be wrong, but that dissertation sounds like mathematical speak for..."I need more money Pops." :)
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 10,716
    Wow! I'm impressed. Congrats man. B)
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited May 2016
    Congratulations to your son, Mark! That's great. I hope his life in academia treats him "fairly". Academic politics and Administrative spinelessness can be formidable opponents. I wish him success in steering clear of the worst of these! Then again, there is always the private sector. The son of one of my closest friends was a double major in Math and Computer Science, he's now working for Google

    All the best!
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  • JuanR
    JuanR Posts: 718
    Super awesome achievement! Congrats to the both of you!
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  • apphd
    apphd Posts: 1,514
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    mrbigbluelight wrote: »
    Very nice, congratulations.

    Now if he rightfully decides to go out to celebrate, make sure he knows not to drink and derive.

    "monitor cleanup on Aisle One"

    :- )

    I read the post from Mr. B.L and it went right by me until I read yours then read MBBL's post again before I got it.
    Anyway I and my bone head say congrats to you and your son.
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  • Jhayman
    Jhayman Posts: 1,548
    English Please..lol

    You must be very proud..Congratulations to him..
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    Our son successfully defended his PhD thesis in mathematics at the University of Virginia this afternoon.
    I am really, really proud of him!
    Dissertation: “Pseudocompact C∗ -Algebras.”

    (nope, I have no idea what that means!)

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  • Jimbo18
    Jimbo18 Posts: 2,334
    edited May 2016
    So X + Y = PhD?

    Congrats to him and the proud Papa.
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  • voltz
    voltz Posts: 5,384
    Congrats Doc! that great is great news.
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  • Mike Reeter
    Mike Reeter Posts: 4,315
    Congrats to the Hardy family! Quite an accomplishment!
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  • miner
    miner Posts: 1,305
    Dr Hardy has a nice ring to it (better than Dr Fine or Dr Howard). Congratulations to the family.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,608
    miner wrote: »
    Dr Hardy has a nice ring to it (better than Dr Fine or Dr Howard). Congratulations to the family.

    I always thought so ;- )
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