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[SEJohnson95]

Simon,

late but sincere congratulations on earning your PhD! We met shortly in 2016, in Bicester. I recall you being in to chemistry. Great achievement now! Working in pharmaceutical chemistry should allow for for a nice E-Type, sooner or later. All the best for your career! My middle son is working on his PhD in chemistry, (computational chemistry, whatever that is? )

Hi Martin, I do indeed recall our meeting (and did you go to one of Angus' meetings too?) Thanks for your kind words, I hope that the pharma job will get me an E-type one day too

I have friends doing computational chemistry PhDs, and that stuff is far too complicated for me to understand! Completely different skill set to the practical work I do, but increasingly important in every chemistry setting.

Richard's 3.8 wasn't quite on the road then (although you did sneak a picture of my old Corsa in those shots!), but yes, it was Opalescent Bronze. Stunning colour and there should be more around.

[SEJohnson95]

Hi Simon,

Yet another very tardy 'well done'.

I do know what it is like and the work and dedication that goes into achieving a PhD - I got mine way back in 1971!! (in Pharmacology).
Then went on to spend ~ 30yrs in the pharmaceutical industry in the same company in various roles, watching the company expand and expand.

Thanks, Richard It's been a lot of work but overall I really enjoyed my time as a PhD student and had a great supervisor.

Who knows where the career will take me, I am very happy at my current company and certainly will not be going anywhere in the medium term. The company is growing a lot, so I look forward to seeing the same sort of thing that you did.

The Dr thing still messes with my head - everything "official" has it on and various people use it from time to time in conversation. "Simon" will do just fine in most instances!