Bridge Engineering and Expert PhD Advice with Dr. Eva Lantsoght
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This episode shares some valuable PhD advice from Dr. Eva Lantsoght, host of the podcast “PhD Talk”. Our discussion focuses on the benefits and challenges of doing a PhD, and why you might consider doing (or not doing) a PhD.
Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/Fjb3xKDEmns
Dr. Lantsoght is a Professor of Structural Engineering at Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador and a part-time tenured assistant professor at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. Her field of research is the design and analysis of concrete structures and analysis of existing bridges. She has over 140 indexed publications and serves on various international technical committees and editorial boards in her field. She is also interested in doctoral education, and runs the PhD Talk blog and is co-host of the PhD Talk podcast.
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During this episode, a donation was made to the Engineers Without Borders foundation: https://www.ewb-international.org/. If you'd like to support them as well, that would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for making a positive change in the world!
Links: You can follow Eva on Instagram & Twitter @evalantsoght
Or you can check out her website: www.evalantsoght.com
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Chapters
1. Travelling Science Intro (00:00:00)
2. Engineering with Dr. Eva Lantsoght (00:02:00)
3. PhD Talk Podcast (00:09:08)
4. Common PhD Problems (00:13:39)
5. Rituals and Routines (00:19:16)
6. Listener Questions / Weekly Charity (00:25:45)
7. Starting a PhD Later in Life (00:27:21)
8. Great Advice for PhD Struggles (00:30:45)
9. The Lightning Round! (00:34:52)
10. Final Words of Wisdom (00:39:04)
11. Bonus Secret Ending! (00:42:13)
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