Grauniad Science podcast has Brian May on the effect of taking a 'gap year' on progress on his PhD - how did that work out for him anyway? And how did he cope with London housing prices coming back to Imperial College to finish up and hand in his PhD thesis on "Radial Velocities in the Zodiacal Dust Cloud"
The real question, of course, is whether his advisor noticed his absence.
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Today the BBC reports that Queen guitarist Brian May has submitted his doctoral dissertation in astronomy (titled "Radial Velocities in the Zodiacal Dust Cloud") at Imperial College, London.
Some theses take longer to write than others. May completed his after a 36 year gap.
Granted, during that…
"Radial Velocities in the Zodiacal Dust Cloud" - congratulations Dr May (Imperial College, University of London).
so Brian (may I call you Brian...?) actually passed his viva.
It is official
Astronomy Really does Rock
Here's a list worth giving a listen to: 10 Scientist Rock Stars. Let's take a look, starting with by far the most famous:
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How to finish grad school without a huge debt:
1) Start your program.
2) Drop out and release multimillion selling albums and tours
3) Come back and finish your thesis.
4) Profit!!!
BTW, does anyone know if any other rock musicians have completed a PhD?
I think Art Garfunkel completed a Masters in Mathematics (but he's not exactly rock).
Bruce. I know about Greg Graffin, who is the vocalist of Bad Religion. He got a PhD in zoology from Cornell and now is a lecturer at UCLA.