Gantt Timeline to Defense¶
Full-width view of every milestone from the J2 R2 response (2026-04-29) through the thesis defense (2026-09-03). Each bar is an active work window; each diamond is a hard deadline.
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title Paper pipeline to defense · 2026
dateFormat YYYY-MM-DD
axisFormat %b %d
section Revisions (external deadlines)
J2 R2 preparation :active, j2prep, 2026-04-22, 7d
J2 R2 response due :crit, milestone, j2due, 2026-04-29, 0d
J3 R1 preparation :active, j3prep, 2026-04-29, 7d
J3 R1 response due :crit, milestone, j3due, 2026-05-06, 0d
section First submissions
V1 final polish :v1pol, 2026-05-07, 13d
V1 submit to JCSHM :milestone, v1sub, 2026-05-20, 0d
Paper B field V&V + figures :bwork, 2026-05-21, 25d
Paper B submit to C&G :milestone, bsub, 2026-06-15, 0d
Paper V2 fresh computation :v2work, 2026-06-04, 26d
Paper V2 submit to SHM SAGE :milestone, v2sub, 2026-06-30, 0d
Paper A final V&V + figures :await, 2026-07-02, 13d
Paper A submit to RESS :milestone, asub, 2026-07-15, 0d
Op3 v1.0.0 release :op3work, 2026-07-02, 13d
Op3 submit to AES :milestone, op3sub, 2026-07-15, 0d
section Dissertation + Defense
Dissertation v9 assembly :d9a, 2026-07-16, 14d
Dissertation v9 freeze :crit, milestone, dfreeze, 2026-08-01, 0d
Defense slides v1 :dsv1, 2026-08-06, 7d
Defense slides v2 + rehearsal :dsv2, 2026-08-13, 7d
Dry run with advisor :dryr, 2026-08-20, 7d
🎓 Defense :crit, milestone, defense, 2026-09-03, 0dLegend¶
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Active work window — length = duration | |
| Hard deadline or dissertation-critical period | |
| Milestone / event — zero-duration marker | |
| Critical milestone — reviewer-bound or external deadline |