It's Dr. Charlie to you

Charlie and his lab members

Dada's got a PhD.

He defended and walked out of school today with a letter in hand to certify his credentials before the diploma arrives in December.

Some lessons learned:

• Get a job, and you've got yourself a deadline.
• Have a job waiting and your committee will get you out the door.
• Give yourself six months to write the dissertation and it will take six months.  Give yourself a month to write the dissertation and it will happen in a month.
• Requiring your wife and family refer to you as Doctor makes it all worth it.

Congratulations, Charlie.

Dedicated and Ready to Defend

I dedicate this work to my greatest joy: FCS, III.

I never knew it possible 

to love so much.

Charlie's defense is in one week.  He's ready to go.  He said he's not even nervous about the questions I've prepared concerning the outliers.

Freddie and I couldn't be prouder of our Science Guy.  I've even handed over the crown.  He's the new family genius.