Vadim Makarov’s doctoral defence

at NTNU on April 30, 2007
as photographed by Anders Karlsson

Trial lecture

(a lecture on an assigned topic outside candidate’s field of expertise; this is a part of all doctoral defences in Norway)

The trial lecture included a funny experimental demonstration:

Professor Skaar argued that I did not need to build an experimental setup, because the effect could be shown manually:

happens later the same day, after the trial lecture

My presentation and questioning by an opponent:

Just a few people stayed to the end, among them: Lars, Astrid, Norbert, Johannes, and Vadim

Images taken with Olympus μ725 SW point-and-shoot digital camera, handheld.
You can download my PhD thesis from the list of publications.