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Hello all,
I want to share something very important with you.
I had my defense just few days back and the result was unsatisfactory.
There was an incident that happened in the lab two years back where in one of the senior research fellows called me "b****" in front of everybody for 5 times and that was because i was merely enquiring him why he dismantled my experimental apparatus and set up a new one for some body else in my absence and not emailed me ever.
This incident is about to change my life.
The senior research fellow (as old as my advisor)happens to be my advisors favourite and they were together for about 15 years. Ever since that incident ,my advisor treated me like a dog.He started having his secretary taking notes of what i talk.He cut my funding off.He did not allow me to present at any conferences. He choose the committee and outside reader for me. Unfortunately all of them are dependent on him wrt funding.
he writes condescending emails with cc to committee. My department head knows everything but he never acted. I have been facing this since last two years.
In short i got over that incident and he never did even though he was not the abused while I was.
No action was taken on the person who abused me. Its a personal vendetta.
I feel extremely harassed and can do nothing about it.
after my defense i went straight to the dean of graduate school and informed me what happened. He would meet me tomorrow with any options.
I will be meeting the Dean of Engineering aswell.
I know that i have a second chance at defense and this time i want 'choice'.
i am going to request dean for neutral committee .
Also i am going to file for a grievance with office of affirmative action.
Three of the professors who i met personally said, my advisor is like a hurricane and he is too powerful. He will never let me cross that hump and never get me a phd. he is punishing me.
I have good academic record, got national and international research awards and publications .My work was 95% self supervised very no input from my advisor.He occasionally used to throw some key words at me and expected to build diseertattion around it.My topic was vaguely defined from day 1
if this is what i get from 5 and half years of my life...does hard work and sincereity ,courage and perseverance mean anything?
I just wanted to share.
Just wanted to add,I am the first female PhD the group ever had.
If any body can guide me in any way,please advice.
I will update as and when I can.

I have few questions and would appreciate reply
Can the student carry over the netire work with him or her to a new advisor who is willing to put his stamp on it.

Who does the work really belong to?student or major prof or university??