Ph.d. Definition & Meaning

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Synonyms PhD British

abbreviation

1. Also: DPhil. Doctor of Philosophy

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Digvijay Patil, a PhD student in archeology at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research in Pune, noticed repeated mentions of unusual plants while studying Sanskrit and Marathi texts related to sacred sites.

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That idea is exactly how Sarah Thiele, formerly a PhD student at the University of British Columbia and now a researcher at Princeton, and her colleagues characterize today's massive satellite networks.

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"Now, I feel like I'm doing a PhD in couture," he explained.

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"Our measurement protocols can be directly applied to existing precision instruments such as optical lattice clocks," says Lex Joosten, PhD student in the Basel group.

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She holds a PhD, completed graduate research training at the University of Florida, and studies brain aging, physical activity, and cognitive health across adulthood.

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