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officially4h
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01 October 2019 17:09
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Anyone with two PhDs?
User: officially4h - 01 October 2019 17:09
Although most people typically stop at one doctoral degree and later earn honorary degrees if they are especially successful or have made ground-breaking discoveries, there are quite a few people who do hold more than one PhD degree. One reverend, Rev. Bryan Belrad has four doctoral degrees that he earned himself, along with some honorary ones bestowed upon him. There are other people who do hold several master's or bachelor's degrees, such as one person in Kalamazoo who has more than 20 college-level degrees, and had been enrolled in college for more than 40 years. I have a double major doctoral degree that can be seen as two PhD's individually, in inorganic and physical chemistry, and pursued both of the majors at the same time during my nine years at SUNY Albany, from 2002 to 2011. However, my diploma only shows 'Chemistry', so I usually tell people directly about the two majors. Theoretically, there is no limit to how many doctoral degrees someone can hold, but it depends on how motivated and capable the person is as a college student or whether he/she has easy access to campuses. It does take a great deal of effort and good strategy planning to pull this off.
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Aeolos
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01 October 2019 14:30
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User: Aeolos - 01 October 2019 14:30
Quote From shortfatchemist: Yes, I am a mad fool that is doing his second PhD and both have been part time while I worked in industry. So why the second PhD? Well it is simple… how does one maintain his research edge when he is working for a living? Simple, you carry on studying, its ordinarily hard on your life but this is how you maintain your edge. Hard bloody work! PhD Chemistry 1996 PhD Chemical engineering 2020 (fingers crossed) you did it like me... after 24 years a second PHD.My first at 1994 and the second 2010 :-)
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Aeolos
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01 October 2019 14:26
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User: Aeolos - 01 October 2019 14:26
Hello, I also hold 2 PhDs, an earlier in Chemical Catalytic Converter Design/Modelling/Simulation (Chemical Eng) and a recent one in Automatic Image Recognition (AI/Computer Eng). I needed a career change so as to enter the IT sector.
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Mackem_Beefy
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24 April 2019 00:34
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User: Mackem_Beefy - 24 April 2019 00:34
Quote From shortfatchemist: Yes, I am a mad fool that is doing his second PhD and both have been part time while I worked in industry. So why the second PhD? Well it is simple… how does one maintain his research edge when he is working for a living? Simple, you carry on studying, its ordinarily hard on your life but this is how you maintain your edge. Hard bloody work! PhD Chemistry 1996 PhD Chemical engineering 2020 (fingers crossed) It's very rare I pop by here now but this caught my eye. I guess you've found a good reason to do a second PhD in order to keep your edge and fair enough. You'll also know what's involved on your second go and will to some degree be able to plan accordingly. But doing this alongside you job both times is not something I envy. I remember 12 to 16 hour days especially for the last couple of years as I wrote up and that I'd not wish on anyone. Admittedly I was full time and there was just the PhD. As per Tudor Queen, how are / did you fund these PhDs? I imagine you having to pay the fees unless your company has supported you. Ian
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Tudor_Queen
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23 April 2019 10:54
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User: Tudor_Queen - 23 April 2019 10:54
Cool! Did you get funding to do your second PhD or do you self fund? Just curious. I have to say though, another way to maintain your research edge when working for a living is to do research as a living! Or so I thought! Was this not possible in your case? I'm really curious about this stuff because I've considered doing a second PhD myself.
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shortfatchemist
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21 April 2019 12:08
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User: shortfatchemist - 21 April 2019 12:08
Yes, I am a mad fool that is doing his second PhD and both have been part time while I worked in industry. So why the second PhD? Well it is simple… how does one maintain his research edge when he is working for a living? Simple, you carry on studying, its ordinarily hard on your life but this is how you maintain your edge. Hard bloody work! PhD Chemistry 1996 PhD Chemical engineering 2020 (fingers crossed)
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Pjlu
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02 March 2017 20:26
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User: Pjlu - 02 March 2017 20:26
I don't think I would do a second phd or even a professional doctorate but I would love to do a second Masters that focused on clinical counselling skills and I may do this after completing the PhD this year and taking a bit of a break. Not sure yet though, I just love this sort of work more I think than what I do currently although that is enjoyable if stressful at times. I had to do the Phd though and don't regret this as I think all of the knowledge areas will suit each other and it may help me establish a private practice in a few years time as well as training my professional writing skills. I spend most of my time in 'the real world' whatever that is and fit all of my studies in during weekends and term breaks and holidays. If I did enrol in a M Counselling, this would be undertaken while I work in my current work, and I have no doubt the skills learned would enhance both my professional and personal life.
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pm133
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02 March 2017 18:23
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User: pm133 - 02 March 2017 18:23
Quote From powili:I did PhD in Public Health and I'm currently doing PhD in Environmental and Occupational Health in Taiwan, out of my interest to learn. I must admit, it's a totally new and interesting experience. Some may think it's time wasting but that relatively depends with individual's viewpoint and it's very subjective. Mistake to avoid: Doing it because someone else is doing it. Agree with this. There are, depressingly, too many people with too much to say about the life choices of other people. You only get one life. If doing two PhDs is what gets you out of bed then you are free to do exactly that without others making you feel bad.
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pf329
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02 March 2017 10:32
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User: pf329 - 02 March 2017 10:32
After I've finished my PhD, I'll be aiming for a DSc.
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powili
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01 March 2017 21:07
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User: powili - 01 March 2017 21:07
I did PhD in Public Health and I'm currently doing PhD in Environmental and Occupational Health in Taiwan, out of my interest to learn. I must admit, it's a totally new and interesting experience. Some may think it's time wasting but that relatively depends with individual's viewpoint and it's very subjective. Mistake to avoid: Doing it because someone else is doing it.
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pm133
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06 October 2016 21:44
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User: pm133 - 06 October 2016 21:44
Quote From jojo: i can understand the theology one, but why not do an MA? or a postdoc? i just never understand people who do two masters, two bscs etc. but soon i'll be joining the two masters club after my phd. probably take a masters in a completely different field.... for the fun of learning more about the field without the pressure of a thesis. Doing two full degrees at Masters or Honours level is quite common. I have done it. I made a career out of the first degree which lasted around 15 years and then I got bored and went back for a second stab at a new career which required a degree. I am as certain as I can be that this will not be my last degree. It most certainly will be my last PhD though.
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peterzell
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05 October 2016 22:33
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User: peterzell - 05 October 2016 22:33
I have two, which makes me DHP PhD, PhD. I never planned it this way, but no regrets! My first was in cognitive psychology. I studied human vision and visual neuroscience for years, and some of my research had value in the prevention of blindness and diseases of the eye and brain. I was doing ok, but I wanted to expand into things that had even more applied value for people. Also, academic jobs were quite scarce and I had emerging clinical interests in psychology, so I earned a second doctorate 10 years later as I re-specialized in clinical psychology. I was funded pretty well the first time, but the second time around was MUCH less stressful than the first. I think the two doctorates go well together as I study things that integrate both fields, and as I work as a cognitive scientist in a clinical psychology program. In the end, it isn't about the degrees, but about what one can do with the accumulated and combined knowledge and skills. Sure, I was in school for quite a few years (working, I might add). So far so good. My life in THE REAL WORLD is pretty good. I get to work on interesting things in a variety of areas that have value to the world, I get to learn and discover amazing things, I get to teach and train countless amazing students who will themselves make a dent, I get to have all sorts of amazing and intelligent friends and colleagues all over the world, I get to know that I can find good work anywhere in the world, and I get to never be bored. Not bad, and better than if I had stopped at just one mere PhD.... ;-)
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Socialpolitik
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16 March 2015 03:07
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User: Socialpolitik - 16 March 2015 03:07
Dr Venkman in the Ghostbusters has two PhDs: one in psychology and one in parapsychology. His colleague Dr Stantz, upon being thrown out of the faculty with Venkman, laments that Venkman has never left college he doesn't understand what it's like on the outside, whereas he has "worked in the private sector - they expect results!"
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love_thy_neighbour2
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13 March 2015 15:09
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User: love_thy_neighbour2 - 13 March 2015 15:09
Yes. I have a PhD which was fully funded. After 4 years without a permanent good job, I would do a second well-paid PhD in a more employable subject.
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Mackem_Beefy
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09 December 2014 08:19
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User: Mackem_Beefy - 09 December 2014 08:19
Quote From wombles: Two Phds???? That's what i call hiding from the real world - why bother?! Some days hiding from the real world seems like a rational, sane proposition. I call them weekdays. :-) Ian
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