Progress Report August 2012

1.            PROJECT AND RESEARCHER IN QUESTION         

1.1	Happiness-O-meter	No comment
1.2	Administering Organisation:	The University of Queensland
1.3	Project Title:	The evolution of terrestrial ectotherm metabolic rate
1.4	Project Leader:	Taryn Crispin

2.            PROJECT SUMMARY

2.1     100 word Project summary (as indicated in the original proposal)

The project focuses on (a) detecting and modelling major environmental factors that directly or indirectly affect the metabolic rate and scaling of terrestrial ectotherms (reptiles, amphibians, insects), (b) identifying the effect of selection for tolerance to environental change on the metabolic rate and scaling of terrestrial ectotherms.

3.            PROGRESS OF PROJECT

3.1     Have there been changes to or problems with the project?      YES

If No, please move on to section 4.  If Yes, please complete the remainder of section 3.

          If Yes, provide details

Not sure where to begin..... definitely both problems and changes. Also, I have been gaining weight, was this supposed to happen to researchers? And when am I supposed to submit a thesis again? Does not meeting a deadline count as a problem?

4.            ACHIEVEMENTS AND MILESTONES

4.1     What are your achievements and any research findings to date?

Milestones: successful confirmation and scraping through mid-candidature.

Research findings: N/A as of 2 weeks ago LOL

4.2     What are your research milestones for the coming year?

          FINISH THIS PHD AND GET A LIFE