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Hi my name is Matt. I'm preparing to take my PhD qualifying exam which consists of a 25 minute PowerPoint presentation with oral questioning to follow. If anyone has a few minutes and would like to take a look and offer comments or questions it can be viewed at:

http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/mchabalk/

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I have my most recent practice session up now if you want to check it out and offer comments:

http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/mchabalk/

I give a little pre and post background commentary and the actual presentation.

Thanks again.

Matt

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matandch,

On the whole i found it pretty good and easy on the eye.
Unfortunately i haveseen only up to 15/ 29 as it seems to be taking a long time to load.

A few things which might be useful.

The complete title of the thesis is generally expected to be shown (in case it hasn't been).

A quick overview of what is the motivation, what has been already done by others if any or something similar , whats new and what it leads to without getting too specific. A quick walk thru.

How did the idea strike you? i mean what triggered it?

References to previous work are conspicously missing.

On 6/29 a more detailed explanation of the terms Kx, kspp, wsp etc would be appropriate as they appear here for the first time. What do they signify or indicate?

On 8/29, the labelling on the right is not clear though it is on a later slide 10/29

What exactly do nano antennas do are they the same as nano rods mentioned later? You have explained it in a later slide, but a sentence in the previous one as to why heating is required, and how nano rods fit in would help. Also why for example are they required at all? Why cant the heating be directly done by a laser without them?

Hope i can get back to you in time after viewing the rest.

Hope i dont sound too critical and as though i am trying to put you down.

Often i have seen that the examiner/ refree who turns up works in the same field in general but may not have as much specific knowledge as the candidate though they have been thru the thesis. In such cases, the questioning is along the fringes where things i mentioned play a role
Even things like typical values of related constants etc.

Overall it has a good flow and will certainly keep the viewer engrossed.

Heres wishing you all the best for your examination and hoping that you continue to visit us even after your Phd.
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Thanks for your input physicsquest, I'll be considering it and the imput from fellow grad students and my advisor in my final draft.

If you have a moment and can critique the rest, I'd greatly appreciate it. Otherewise, thanks again for what you've done!

Matt
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Matt,

Just a careful push in the right direction, page 7, i do not agree that gold is the best conductor, i think you will find silver will rule over any metal. Of course this is only my opinion and i may well be proved wrong considering the people that post on this forum.
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That is correct. Silver is the best conductor.

The role of gold i think is because it is not very reactive ( a noble metal) and hence does not easily get oxidized (unlike silver and copper) and is fairly corrosion proof. Hence it is used to plate contacts.

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Hi, Matt here again. I'm still preparing for the PhD Qual. You can view my most recent YouTube videos beginning here:

YouTube - Preamble: Electromagnetics Qual Questions

Thanks in advance for any feedback.

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