Posted in 2010
Thanks for 64000 views!
It is my pleasure to report another doubling of number of views. The previous doubling took place 45 days ago while the blog is running for more than 4 months. I expect to report next doubling in three months.
Thank you, dear reader, for following this. I’d be pleased to receive more comments, but the views are quite motivating.
Frans Godschalk
will be a new Ph.D. student to work with me starting this year. This has been settled several weeks ago, however I could not make an announcement before I officially concluded the search (there were 57 applicants for this position).
Frans will be working on Josephson laser, perhaps with Fabian Hassler (see the post of Nov. 27). Frans graduated from Leiden and made his diploma thesis in the field of high-energy physics. He is very motivated. Still, I do not expect an easy start: too much differences in approaches.
2010
Happy New Year to you, dear reader!
I wish you will reach all the goals you have set for 2010. I also hope that this year something unexpected but pleasant will enter your life.
My plans for 2010 include:
– confronting my 50th birthday (not ready, feel terrible)
– gambling for big research grants: ERC Advanced grant and national Nanoprogram
– long (>2 weeks)research visits to Grenoble and Aspen
– preparation Advanced Statistics course
– setting up a decent and useful personal web-site
All that above the “routine” research, education and book-writting activities.
Besides, I’m still wishing something unexpected but pleasant…