exciting news

My formal application has finally been submitted, so I feel right about announcing this....

I'm going for it! PhD program in the School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Florida, under Dr. Matthew Cohen. In other words, I'm going to study water for five years.

The fellowship I was offered is UF's Graduate School Fellowship Program. (Is this what Gator football/basketball affords the university?) The SNRE director has committed funds for me to start in Fall 2014.

Leading up to it, I'll be heading to Gainesville to work in Dr. Cohen's ecohydrology lab for part of the spring and summer. Our goal is for me to have a research proposal done before classes start. (I anticipate a lot of reading.) Any head start I can get will help me finish earlier. 

It's happened quickly, but I couldn't picture turning down such an opportunity. I was a bit nervous what Matt would say, but he wrote back, "As for my willingness to move to Gainesville, let me just say that I'm already packing my gator swim trunks and inflatable tube... One word: ITCHETUCKNEE!!!" I love that man.