Swara Bhaskar When I grew up, I realised what an amazing thing my parents did. It was such a big deal for my mom, a middle class woman, to decide to leave her children and husband to go and do her Ph.D. for three years. And my dad, who is even more middle class, a traditional South Indian, to let his wife do that. – Swara Bhaskar
Steven Weinberg After receiving my Ph.D. in 1957, I worked at Columbia and then from 1959 to 1966 at Berkeley. – Steven Weinberg
Steven Weinberg My Ph.D. thesis, with Sam Treiman as adviser, was on the application of renormalization theory to the effects of strong interactions in weak interaction processes. – Steven Weinberg
Steve Young I think when you look at the quarterback position, and this mastery of the craft we talk about, it really is an advanced degree. It’s like going to med school, or law school, or getting your PH.D. It really is that type of educational effort, on the field and off the field. – Steve Young
Steve Bullock Well, I think that, you know, there’s often two ways to become a scientist. One is to actually get your Ph.D. and then the other is to run for office. – Steve Bullock
Stephen Graham Jones In 1990, I was an undergraduate freshman archeology major sneaking over to the English building and unearthing an amazing repository of books I’d never even suspected. By 1998, I’d have my Ph.D. – Stephen Graham Jones
Stephen Cole Kleene I think that after Church got his Ph.D. he studied in Europe, maybe in the Netherlands, for a year or two. – Stephen Cole Kleene
Stephen Cole Kleene Those three years ended with June 1933. At that time I left Princeton, having submitted my Ph.D. thesis. – Stephen Cole Kleene
Stephen Cole Kleene Well, I think Barkley and I were the only two who were working with Church for a Ph.D. – Stephen Cole Kleene
Stephanie Savage The thing that has led me to the place that I am is that every moment in my life, I’ve been following my dream: following my dream to go to the University of Toronto, following my dream to get my Ph.D., following my dream to work in Hollywood. – Stephanie Savage
Sinead Burke My siblings, along with my parents Chris and Kath, are the reason that I am successful. Whether I wanted to become an elementary school teacher, enter and win Alternative Miss Ireland, enroll to do a Ph.D., or visit the White House to speak about fashion and disability, they supported me. – Sinead Burke
Simon Singh When I was finishing my PhD, I could just see people who were a bit quicker and brighter and smarter than me and I thought, ‘well they are the people who are going to make the great discoveries.’ – Simon Singh
