005: Oliver Meyers rocked a job, his family, AND his PhD as a graduate student
Rock Your Research with Chris Jones
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With young children and a job during graduate school, work life balance was a challenge, to say the least. But Oliver managed to not only finish his dissertation, but to feel like a peer to his professors during his defense. Listen to Oliver share his best and worst grad school moments, and how he ultimately became an associate professor at Clemson University.
Oliver is an associate professor at Clemson University in the Mechanical Engineering department. His research focuses on the characterization of smart materials and smart structure mechanics of systems ranging from nano- to micro-scales. He received his PhD for the University of Maryland Baltimore County in 2007.
Biggest Struggle
Having a family while doing his PhD
Worst Moment
Having the professor in charge of his qualifying exam not respond and keep postponing his exam for many many months
Best Moment
His defense and feeling that he was finally a peer to professors he had looked up to.
Mindful Minutes Segment
Habit: Time management
Book: The Art of War by Sun Tzu and The Bible
Productivity Tool: Apply iPhone or iPad combined with Dragon Dictation app
Best Advice: Be true to yourself.
Hobbies: Working out, fishing, playing golf, chasing after wife and kids
Alternative PhD study: Oceanography or Archaeology
Contact and links to resources mentioned
Email: [email protected]
Meyerhoff Scholars Program
Intro and Outro Music: http://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music - Happy Rock
With young children and a job during graduate school, work life balance was a challenge, to say the least. But Oliver managed to not only finish his dissertation, but to feel like a peer to his professors during his defense. Listen to Oliver share his best and worst grad school moments, and how he ultimately became an associate professor at Clemson University.
Oliver is an associate professor at Clemson University in the Mechanical Engineering department. His research focuses on the characterization of smart materials and smart structure mechanics of systems ranging from nano- to micro-scales. He received his PhD for the University of Maryland Baltimore County in 2007.
Biggest Struggle
Having a family while doing his PhD
Worst Moment
Having the professor in charge of his qualifying exam not respond and keep postponing his exam for many many months
Best Moment
His defense and feeling that he was finally a peer to professors he had looked up to.
Mindful Minutes Segment
Habit: Time management
Book: The Art of War by Sun Tzu and The Bible
Productivity Tool: Apply iPhone or iPad combined with Dragon Dictation app
Best Advice: Be true to yourself.
Hobbies: Working out, fishing, playing golf, chasing after wife and kids
Alternative PhD study: Oceanography or Archaeology
Contact and links to resources mentioned
Email: [email protected]
Meyerhoff Scholars Program
Intro and Outro Music: http://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music - Happy Rock