Yeah man. I'm exploring electrooptic properties of cadmium zinc telluride crystals.
And stuff.
Chemistry, I guess? I've been a ph.d. student officially at my university since 2007, but I had to (or was able to) completely change my topic 2-3 years ago (it's a really long story...). I study at the IT faculty but my thesis is more about education (project-based learning), hopefully I can defend my thesis nex year.
And not to depress you, but... http://phdcomics.com/comics/archive.php?comicid=1780