25+ anons ONLY: What sort of STEM studies / research are you doing?
No on under 25 post here. There are too many annoying 18-24 year old undergraduates here still in the process of taking calculus/analysis/algebra/topology, applying to graduate schools etc. you guys aren't welcomed here.
Anons that are 25+ what STEM research/careers are you involved in?
If you are under 25 and post you'll be ignored. This is NOT an undergraduate thread.
So, why isn't it just a "postgraduate thread"?
I did a masters in theoretical computer science, followed by two years of research in that area. I couldn't find a PhD spot that sufficiently interested me, and now I do more applied research in industry designing new cryptosystems, that is more engineering than real research.
i'm 26 and an undergraduate, i will gladly shit up your thread op
There is a difference between 22 year old first year graduate students and those that are nearing completing their MS or PhD degrees. Too many kiddos polute these sort of threads asking for advice on how to get into graduate schools. This board is not just for kids.
Sounds interesting. Do you work on cryptographic protocols?
Yeah. Cryptography was never my specialty doing research, and I would very much not be equipped to design ciphers and primitives; but higher level protocols like OTR I can do.
yeah its pretty much just for showing off.
26,
I'm about to start my PhD in Genetics at Duke. Anybody got tips for pretending to want to work in academia? My dream is to work for a biotech company because I enjoy honing my craft and finding practical solutions to problems, like an engineer, but there's sort of a stigma against leaving the ivory tower. What do you guys think?
How did your application work out? What are you studying? Do you have a previous degree?