%\documentclass[11pt,a4paper, singlespace,oneside]{book}
\documentclass[11pt,a4paper, singlespace,openany]{book}
%\usepackage[]{uva-seas-thesis}
\usepackage[]{mythesis}
\input{custom_macro}

\usepackage{fancyhdr}
\pagestyle{fancy}
\fancyhf{} % clear all headers and footers
%\renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt} % remove rule between header and text
\fancyhead[LE,RO]{\thepage} % put page number in left header on even pages,
                            % right header on odd pages
\fancyhead[RE]{\nouppercase{\leftmark}} % remove uppercase on chapter title
\renewcommand{\chaptermark}[1]{\markboth{#1}{}} % remove "Chapter N." prefix

\author{John Doe}
\title{Awesome title}

%\degree{Phd}
%\documenttype{thesis}
%\program{Physics}
%\graduationmonth{9}
%\graduationyear{2014}

\begin{document}
\maketitle
%\include{chapters/chap2_mu_e_conv}
%\input{chapters/frontmatter}
\input{chapters/chap1_intro}
\input{chapters/chap2_mu_e_conv}
\lipsum[1-15]

\begin{backmatter}
  \input{chapters/backmatter}
\end{backmatter}
\end{document}