tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931229053785314543.post8160174748026371244..comments2023-05-30T04:48:38.284-04:00Comments on Periodic Boundary Conditions: Advisor FrustrationMiss MSEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06529587231142371243noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931229053785314543.post-73643991664132134292011-08-29T11:29:29.421-04:002011-08-29T11:29:29.421-04:00The fellowship is the main reason it bothers me: i...The fellowship is the main reason it bothers me: it seems like I should be able to be a little more flexible, but it's pretty clear that I'm working on both to make the grant associated with my Alleged Thesis Topic look more productive. <br /><br />Fortunately, the semester is starting up soon, which means my advisor is in his office a bit more, which makes it easier to bug him about things. I appreciate the feedback :)Miss MSEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06529587231142371243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931229053785314543.post-85404932549180329172011-08-29T11:23:27.839-04:002011-08-29T11:23:27.839-04:00I am sorry you are so frustrated...
On the upside...I am sorry you are so frustrated... <br />On the upside, almost no one will read your thesis. But everyone will read the papers. So remain relentless in writing them up quickly, as you have been doing, and being proactive with your prof about getting them out. <br /><br />It's not uncommon that you are funded on one thing and do lots of work on another topic. It's actually a signature that the prof finds you capable (some might consider it exploitative; I don't believe so in most cases). For instance, I have a new student who's very smart and wants to do A; I would love for him to do A except that A is hard to fund and I currently have no money for it, but just received a 5-year funding for B. So I will have him do B and we can do A on the side; if I get funding for B in the next year or two, he can switch. If not, it's B all the way for his thesis with as much on A on the side as we can muster. That's life in the crappy funding lane... <br /><br />But if you have a fellowship, you should in principle be able to do whatever you want...GMPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17872461021953583473noreply@blogger.com