Citizenship:USA, Birthdate: June 16, 1967, Washington, D.C.
Educational Background:
Ph.D. (Physics, major in dark-matter particle astrophysics, minor in neural networks & complex systems),
University of Arizona, May 1994.
Dissertation Title:
"Balloon-Borne
Direct Search for Ionizing Massive Particles as a Component of the Dark
Galactic Halo Matter",
Advisor: Theodore Bowen. Committee members: Henry Hill, Fulvio Melia, Adam
Burrows, Michael Shupe.
B.A. (Physics and Mathematics),
University of Chicago, June 1989.
Senior Thesis: "The Measurement of High Solar Flux"
Advisors: Roland Winston & Phillip Gleckman. Committee members: Albert
Libchaber, James Cronin, Joseph O'Gallagher.
Primary Research Interests
Methane Hydrates; Mars; Artificial Intelligence & Computer Vision for Robotics; Data Mining & Knowledge Discovery; Remote Sensing; Ice Spectroscopy; Radiative Transfer for Planetary Imaging & Spectrometry; Astrobiology; Planetary Science; Climate Science
Primary Teaching Interests
Development of general-education planetary science, atmospheric/climate science, physics and astrobiology courses, and intermediate through advanced climate science, data-mining and remote-sensing courses.
