Research frustration thread
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>be me
>work in lab on my master thesis project
>spend 40 hours a week for free in there trying my best
>all the chemicals are fucking old, oxidized and wet (literally 1970 from USSR)
>can't replicate the 5 step precursor synthesis with them
>have to dry solvents myself with small amount of sieves available to me
>supervisor doesn't help me at all with the synthesis he came up with
>his every answer is "Idk, maybe."
>waits for the very last month before my thesis is due to order the chemicals I need even though I pressed him all the time about it
>annoying and messy lab partner keeps wasting my time
>will probably have to spend the entire summer in the lab and postpone my graduation
>supervisor comes in and says that I look sad
>work in lab on my master thesis project
>spend 40 hours a week for free in there trying my best
>all the chemicals are fucking old, oxidized and wet (literally 1970 from USSR)
>can't replicate the 5 step precursor synthesis with them
>have to dry solvents myself with small amount of sieves available to me
>supervisor doesn't help me at all with the synthesis he came up with
>his every answer is "Idk, maybe."
>waits for the very last month before my thesis is due to order the chemicals I need even though I pressed him all the time about it
>annoying and messy lab partner keeps wasting my time
>will probably have to spend the entire summer in the lab and postpone my graduation
>supervisor comes in and says that I look sad
