Added page for the PhD Thesis - Astro

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docs/source/vanderbilt_phd_thesis.rst

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+.. _vanderbilt_pdh_thesis:
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+Vanderbilt PhD Thesis - Template
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+
+Whenever you're getting close to finishing your Ph.D., you will eventually 
+have to start writing up your dissertation. There are many templates 
+out there, but there has been one template passed around between  
+Astronomy graduate students at Vanderbilt *from generation to generation*.
+
+Now, it's even easier to start writing your dissertation if you 
+follow the following steps:
+
+.. _phd_thesis_steps:
+========================================
+Steps to take to write your dissertation
+========================================
+
+The dissertation can be found at: `Vanderbilt Astro PhD Template <https://github.com/VandyAstroML/Vanderbilt_Astro_PhD_Template>`_ 
+
+This template is easy to use, and you only need to answer some questions.
+
+You first need to run:
+
+.. code-block:: shell
+    
+    cd /path/to/where/main/thesis/will/be/
+    pip install cookiecutter
+    cookiecutter https://github.com/VandyAstroML/Vanderbilt_Astro_PhD_Template
+
+This will install the necessary packages and directories for the PhD Thesis.
+
+.. note::
+
+    Make sure you :code:`cd` into the **correct path**. Otherwise, you will 
+    be downloading the repository wherever.
+
+Next, it will prompt you for some answers.
+The different prompts are:
+
++---------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+|Question             | Description                                                              |
++=====================+==========================================================================+
+|:code:`thesis_title` | Title of the thesis. Should not have '_' symbols in it.                  |
+|                     | Examples:                                                                |
+|                     |                                                                          |
+|                     | * 'Understanding Exoplanets and Other Variable Sources'                  |
+|                     | * 'The Clustering of Galaxies on the Smallest Scales Across Cosmic Time' |
++---------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+|:code:`Ctrl-a k`     | Kill the current window                                                  |
++---------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+
+.. {
+..     "thesis_title" : "Thesis Title",
+..     "first_name" : "firstname",
+..     "last_name" : "lastname",
+..     "repo_name" : "{{ cookiecutter.last_name + '_' + cookiecutter.first_name + '_Vanderbilt_Astro_PhD_Thesis' }}",
+..     "add_signatures" : ["y","n"],
+..     "department_name" : "Physics and Astronomy",
+..     "dissertation_date" : "May 2019",
+..     "name_committee_1" : "Member1",
+..     "name_committee_2" : "Member2",
+..     "name_committee_3" : "Member3",
+..     "name_committee_4" : "Member4",
+..     "name_committee_5" : "Member5",
+..     "_copy_without_render" : [
+..         "Extras/headings_settings.tex",
+..         "Extras/commands",
+..         "Extras/packages"]
+.. }
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