- 08/13/07: We have a new comer :) My baby girl NOOR was born...May Allah bless her.
- 05/28/07:
I passed my candidacy exam (This is the second part part of the
qualifying exam series held for Caltech ME,CE and AM PhD students).
- 10/06/06: The quals results are
annouced...I passed ...Thanks God! ...And what a coincidence; this
comes on the 33rd anniversary of October's war 1973 to make it an
unforgettable memory.
- 10/04/06: My Third qualification exam...Subject: Math...Alhamdullah!
- 10/03/06: My Second qualification exam...Subject: Dynamics....Alhamdullah!
- 10/02/06: My first qualification exam....Subject: Solids.....Alhamdullah!
- 08/12/06: My wedding ceremony...I got married to my cousin Sara....Congratulations!! ( I mean you should say Congratulations :) )
- 06/09/06: The Commencement...I walked for getting an MSc in Applied Mechanics ....I am both very happy and proud!
- 05/29/06: Done with my last exam in the first year.!!
- 05/02/06: I successfully delivered my mid-term presentation in Prof. Zewail's class about molecular underpinning of friction...Thanks God!
- 04/04/06: My first meeting with the Nobel Laurette in Chemistry Prof. Ahmed Zewail in the organizational meeting for the research class he is offering for that term...I would burst out of joy
- 03/26/06: Back to school...The spring quarter began.
- 03/24/06: I and Mohamed Aly (one of my dearest friends and my colleague at Caltech) went for a trip to Santa Monica Beach !!
- 03/18/06: I am done with the winter quarter..Thanks God! It was far better than the first one and I can feel I am back on the track
- 01/04/06: Back to Pasadena for the winter quarter.
- 12/15/05: Heading back to Egypt for
the Christmas vacation...What you might not know is that I have not told my family that I am coming...You could imagine how strong the
surprise would be.
- 12/09/05: Oooh! I am done with the first quarter ...Overall performance: OK but I am hoping for better.
- 09/26/05: First Day of instruction for my first quarter in Caltech....with mixed feelings of ambition and anxiety !
- 09/09/05: Arriving at Caltech Campus...Wow!!
- 09/07/05: Arriving for the first time ever at the United States. My uncle Mohammed Elbanna was waiting for me at the JFK airport. (Between: Without that man's continuous support, I might not have been here !)