In less than one week, I will be defending my PhD thesis.
I have been working towards this goal since July of 2004, but my mind has been set on it for longer yet. It took the writing of my acknowledgments section to realize that in full. I decided to particularly thank my high school science teacher who first encouraged me to aim high -- and why not fusion?
Fifteen years later, here I am. An honest-to-God fusion researcher, about to receive a terminal degree.
Wow.
Cool as that is, I'm looking forward to being done with the defense. It's been a long road to get here, and while I'm not quite out of the tunnel yet, the light is getting brighter at the end!
