-La Jolla High School Valedictorian 1977

-B.S. Physics with Honors, Caltech, 1981

-M.A., Ph.D. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University, 1987 (Atomic/Optical Physics)

Straddling the Greenwich Meridian

Did Galileo Really Drop Weights from the Leaning Tower of Pisa?

CAREER:   Optical Physicist in Industry, peaking with the founding and management (president) of AstroTerra Corporation.  Grew company to 60 employees manufacturing high speed wireless communications equipment using lasers.  After selling the company in 2000, primarily engaged in consulting work along with raising 2 kids (Kevin, age 16, La Jolla High School and Nina, age 14, La Jolla High School).

EDUCATION INVOLVEMENT:

-Teaching Assistant at Caltech (Optics Lecture, Optics Lab, Senior Physics Lab)

-Teaching Assistant at Princeton University (Solid State Physics, Model Train Lab)

-Teaching Assistant at Summer Science Program, Inc., three summers (1981-83)

-Trustee of Summer Science Program Inc. (www.ssp.org), President (2008-11), Past President (2011-14)

      (39 day intensive summer program in Astronomy for rising high school seniors who make observations and

      calculate the orbit of a near earth asteroid.  Most participants attend MIT, Caltech and Ivies for college)

-La Jolla Elementary School Site Council

-Sponsor of REMS Science Competition at La Jolla High School for 3rd-5th graders

-Volunteer at La Jolla Elementary Family Science Night, La Jolla Elementary School Run Club, La Jolla Elementary Math Club

-Provided 500 eclipse glasses for La Jolla Elementary students to watch partial solar eclipse and transit of Venus

-Presented numerous scientific papers, and chaired Optical Wireless Communications Conference for 5 years

-My father was a Math Professor (UCSD), two brothers are Professors (Math, U. Utah; Music, U. Colorado)

-Four year high school substitute teacher in Physics and Science at The Bishop's School in La Jolla (2014-2017)

-Coach for Science Olympiad at Muirlands Middle School

INVENTOR: (28 patents and counting)

-4,881,068 Three dimensional display, 4,983,844 Fast atomic line filter, 5,029,299 and 5,267,010 Laser radar

-5,710,652 Laser communication system, 5,731,585 Voigt filter, 5,777,768 Multiple transmitter laser link

-6,005,351 Flat panel display using diamond amplifier, 6,060,839 Thin diamond electron beam amplifier

-6,091,074 Laser beam director, 6,100,639 Method for amplifying electron beam, 6,118,131, Directional optics

-6,141,128 Buffered laser communications, 6,490,066 Laser/microwave communications system

-6,493,485 and 6,498,668 Laser communications alignment systems, 6,928,248 Optical comm. with back-up

-7,447,591 Daytime stellar imager, 7,680,516 Mobile MM wave comm. Link, 7,734,127 Optical switch module

-7,769,347 Wireless communication system, 7,777,961 Optical switch, 7,912,506 Wireless MM wave system

-8,090,379 Cellular system, 8,090,411 Wireless Comm. System, 8,098,764 MM wave radio phase modulation

-8,385,977 Cellular communication system  content distribution, 8,401,385 Optically switched comm. Network

HOBBIES: Running (including 10 years > 5 miles/day without missing a day), Elliptigo riding (elliptical bicycle, no seat, recently completed 100 mile race), Politics (ran for CA governor in recall election, Lt. Gov. in 2010, 2014)