He Passed!

Ewan passed his dissertation defense on Thursday afternoon, and we have been celebrating ever since. He did a fantastic job with his public talk, and although the defense part with his committee was very tough he did an excellent job and passed with some corrections. Ewan’s parents were here for the big event, and somehow or other we squeezed about thirty people into our apartment that night for the party. It was so nice to get everyone together but we felt a bit like we did at our wedding – there wasn’t nearly enough time to get to talk to everyone. Ewan’s Dad left Friday morning because he has a business trip to China, and Ewan’s Mom is in Spokane visiting her brother for the weekend. It’s a good thing they’re coming back for graduation in May, so we’ll get to spend some more time with them. I am leaving Monday morning for Wisconsin, and Ewan will follow me on Thursday. The tour of Madison’s vet school is on Friday, so presumably we will have made our decision on where we will be going sometime next weekend. For those of you who missed the talk and would like to see it, email me and I’ll send you a copy of his presentation on dvd. I am also printing out copies of the poster on nice archival paper for anyone who is interested.