hēg denu
The old english words from which my name is derived, hēg 'hay' + denu 'valley'.-
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MaxMin article preprint
A preprint of my latest article is now available on arXiv: Triangular bases of integral closures The article is based on the contents of my PhD thesis (perhaps confusingly, of the same name). I’ve submitted the same article to a … Continue reading
Doktorvater
In Germany they have the concept of a Doktorvater (or Doktormutter obviously). It translates to “doctor-father” or “doctor-mother” and refers to your Ph.D. thesis advisor. It is quite common for someone to mention that so-and-so was their Doktorvater. In my … Continue reading
Well that’s the end of that: 2014
This year wasn’t nearly as busy as last year, but I’ve certainly had a lot going on, not least of which was finishing my Ph.D. At the beginning of this year I finally received my Spanish drivers license, which I’d completed … Continue reading
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Tagged End of year recap, Iceland, Kitesurfing, Montserrat, Ph.D. Thesis, PhD, PhD defence, Reykjavík, Vic, Vík
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Ph.D.
Yesterday I defended my Ph.D. It all went really well and I had lots of people come along to support me, which was fantastic. Thea, Bruce, Evan and Steph also all came from Australia (by way of various length routes) … Continue reading
Thesis defence
Next week I’ll defend my Ph.D. thesis, titled “Triangular bases of integral closures”, and written under the direction of Jesús Montes and Enric Nart. It will be on Thursday the 11th of December, at 18:00 CET (that’s 6:30pm in Barcelona … Continue reading
Acknowledgements
Last Thursday I deposited my thesis. This is one of the final steps of my Ph.D. – the last one being the defence, which will be in December. I owe that fact that I’ve made it this far to a … Continue reading
Experience
Bruce once told me a story from when he was working at an agency, sometime just before I finished school I think. He was working on ideas for a client with a junior creative team. They were both young, probably … Continue reading
On the brink of disaster
Yesterday I had one of those moments that’s probably the worst nightmare of any PhD student who’s writing their thesis dissertation, and doubly so in mathematics. Reading through a proof I’d first written some three years ago, I found an … Continue reading
Another decade on: 2013 (part 2)
We’re back for part 2 of my recap of 2013. You can find part 1 here. In case anyone couldn’t work it out, the event of the year was… On the 10th of September, Andrea defended her Ph.D. thesis in … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013, Australia, Christmas, End of year recap, France, Luxembourg, PhD, PhD defence, Spain, UAE, Weddings
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Andrea P.h.D.
Yesterday Andrea successfully defended her P.h.D. thesis. The presentation of her work was fantastic and her responses to the questions asked by the thesis board were spot on. (In Spanish it’s called the tribunal, but I think that’s a little … Continue reading