Meetings

As a PhD student, my primary focus is research.  As such, you'd think that my days would be spent working in the lab, analysing data or writing publications.  However, as a junior academic in training I've sought out opportunities to become involved with various parts of the university community.  At times this includes helping with the undergraduate programmes as a demonstrator in the physics teaching labs and at other times, this means acting as a postgraduate representative to various university boards and committees.

For most of my PhD studies I have been involved with the Postgraduate Students' Association (PGSA), first as a representative on the Faculty of Graduate Research Board and more recently as a member of the Association's Executive Board (including my current term as President).  With these positions comes the task of attending meetings around campus and today my afternoon was dedicated to two such gatherings.

During my broken up half day in the lab I split my time between strategic planning of my thesis/research plans and some hardware programming.  More on these in the future!