![Accepted!](http://farm1.static.flickr.com/206/461890012_bbbf8adc50.jpg)
It went well! I got some wonderful feedback, suggestions and ideas about moving forward into the dissertation. Thanks to all of my committee members – Dr. O’Connor (Chair), Drs. Lewandowski, Marek and Scahmber — and to my grad assistant, Brian Want, who took copious notes of the discussion.
![Defending](http://farm1.static.flickr.com/219/461891805_ec1f94b66d_m.jpg)
![Defense Room..Prepping](http://farm1.static.flickr.com/200/461499183_58dcf0755b_m.jpg)