I won't bore with you the details of a rather exciting childhood. I did my undergraduate work at Yale University in mathematics (though retained strong interest in both physics and philosophy). Following undergraduate I worked in industry (Ford Aerospace / Space Space Systems Loral) and joined LCHC as a research associate (where I studied the early stages of email communities, and networks). I returned to graduate school at Princeton University where I studied applied physics. Following graduate school I landed the opportunity to study how people learn physics with an NSF sponosred Postdoctoral Fellowship in Mathematics Science Engineering and Technology Education (or PFSMETE)
I've been at UCSD ever since affiliated with the department of physics, and the school of eningeering, at various times and LCHC throughout my tenure at UCSD.
My CV in PDF format
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