selection of topic for Ph.D.

dear microbiologist,
i m post graduate student of microbiology.
i want to joint my Ph.D. in near future.
presently i am searching for a topic of my Ph.D.
my university offers me only work on effluent treatment by the use of
micro organism.
please help me in finding my topic.
thanks in advance.

NARESH BUTANI.
INDIA
GUJARAT.

butani wrote:

If you cannot generate an appropriate topic by yourself, you should not
attempt to earn a doctorate.

--
Larry D. Farrell, Ph.D.
Professor of Microbiology
Idaho State University

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On 30 Oct 2006 02:19:33 -0800, "butani" <[Only registered users see links. ]> wrote:


Read. Ask questions. Lots of them. It usually takes a while to work
out a practical thesis project after some initial ideas have been
offered. And your plans may change as the work progresses -- as you
learn some initial answers. Learning to develop a project is an
important part of you learning to be a scientist.

bob

Another thing to consider is what your professors are already working
on. It's really only possible to work in a field that is currently
being investigated by professors at your university. For example, if
you were interested in studying Yersinia pestis, but no one at your
school studied it, then you might have a problem.

Find a field that interests you, read some reviews, and get a general
idea of the current state of the field. That will certainly provide
you with a starting point.

This is really the only help you'll be able to get from us. Asking us
to help you decide what to do your Ph.D. on is like asking us to help
you decide what your favorite food is. Ultimately, only you (and your
prof) can do this.

*******************
Alex B. Berezow, Grad Student
Dept. of Microbiology
University of Washington School of Medicine
Seattle, WA 98195

butani wrote: