Education Ph.D., Astronomy, Yale University, 2002 M.Phil., Astronomy, Yale, 1996 M.S., Astronomy, Yale, 1994 B.S. with Distinction and with Honors, Physics, The Pennsylvania State University, 1993 B.S. with Distinction and with Honors, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Penn State, 1993 Mathematics minor, Penn State, 1993 Academic Honors & Awards Garfinkel Prize Fellowship, Yale, 1993 Phi Beta Kappa, Penn State, 1993 Braddock Scholarship, Penn State, 1989–1993 (four year, full scholarship) University Scholar, Penn State, 1989–1993 More honors and awards Organizations Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society, 1993–present (Full Life Member) Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 2003–2004 Penn State Astronomy Club, 1989–1993 (President 1991–1992) Avocations Musical composition and performance Fiction writing Computer programming and font design Basketball Bibliography Over twenty scientific publications, including two theses and six refereed journal articles. Other works include computer software, graphic arts, literature, and musical compositions.

Computer Experience Scientific programming. Instrumentation, data reduction and analysis, and physical simulations. Ample experience with device drivers, function optimization, and statistical techniques. Programming languages. C/C++ since 1990. Also proficient in FORTRAN, IDL, BASIC, and HTML. Familiar with several other languages. System Administration. Assembled and maintained more than 15 Linux and Windows machines, including two small networks. Linux server administrator. Details Research Experience 2002–present: Post-doctoral Fellow, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). Co-developed RITMOS, the first operational multi-object spectrometer to use a micromirror array. 2000–2001: Research Assistant, RIT. Built RYTSI, the RIT–Yale Tip-tilt Speckle Imager. 1994–2000: Research Assistant, Yale. Measured binary star differential magnitudes. Upgraded telescope instrumentation in Argentina. 1990, 1992–1993: Undergraduate Research Assistant, Penn State. Details, including fields of expertise Teaching Experience 2002–2003: Adjunct Assistant Professor, RIT. Taught “Programming for Imaging Science II.” 1994–1999: Teaching Assistant, Yale. Gained roughly 1,250 hours of experience assisting seven undergraduate classes. 1991: Peer Tutor in Writing, Penn State. Employment history, including teaching details References Contact information available upon request.