Archive for December, 2010

Third Graduate Semester Complete

Tuesday, December 28th, 2010

My third semester at Georgia Tech was primarily focused on completing my Master’s thesis, so although I had a small course load, there were many long nights spent in the office writing. Still, my courses this semester had many interesting moments, and below are some of the course outputs.
I’ve uploaded one paper and two online [...]

First Paper in Print

Thursday, December 23rd, 2010

My first paper has been officially published, and is listed on the Transportation Research Board’s website. The paper “Levels of Overcrowding in Bus System of Dhaka, Bangladesh“, was published in Transportation Research Record 2143 on pages 85-91. I am wondering if I will receive a hard copy of the journal. I uploaded the pre-publication copy to [...]

Ph.D Qualification Oral Examination

Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010

On Tuesday I underwent the second of three steps to becoming a Ph.D candidate in my department. The first step, the written comprehensive exam I passed in May. This second step was an oral presentation in front of my Examination Committee, made up of four professors in my department, on my topic of research. I [...]

Master’s Degree from Georgia Tech

Tuesday, December 21st, 2010

This past Friday, I graduated with a Master’s in Civil Engineering from Georgia Tech. The ceremony was held at the Alexander Memorial Coliseum for all Master’s and Ph.D graduates, and my family came into town to see me receive my degree. The graduation speaker was Andrew Young, former ambassador to the United Nations and U.S. [...]