Ph.D. in Planetary Sciences, The University of Arizona, 2000.

Dissertation title: "The Dusty Atmosphere of Mars: A study of the properties of aerosol particles in the Martian atmosphere using Imager for Mars Pathfinder and Hubble Space Telescope images."

Graduate studies in Astronomy, Indiana University, 1993-94.

B.S.E. in Aerospace Engineering (cum laude), The University of Michigan, 1989.

Ohlone College, Fremont, CA   — Instructor, astronomy & physics

Foothill College, Mountain View, CA   — Instructor, astronomy

The Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA   — Guest Commentator assisting in science webcasts covering planetary exploration

The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ   — Research Associate, Department of Planetary Sciences

• Conducted original scholarly research concerning the Martian atmosphere.
• Participating Scientist at the Mars Pathfinder landing, NASA / JPL, 4 July 1997.
• Participated in calibration of Descent Imager for Cassini / Huygens Saturn probe.

Indiana University, Bloomington, IN   — Assistant Instructor, Department of Astronomy

• Taught astronomy course, crafting syllabus and all lectures, homeworks and exams.
• Teaching Assistant for two other introductory courses. Led planetarium sessions.

Canopus Systems, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI   — Engineer, Orbital Acceleration Research Experiment (OARE)

• Calibrated and tested OARE, a highly sensitive accelerometer for the space shuttle.
• Installed OARE in space shuttle Columbia for STS-50 mission (at KSC, Florida).

Rockwell International, Inc., Space Systems Div.   — Engineer - Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GN&C), Space Shuttle program

• Verified ascent trajectory for space shuttle mission STS-40, June 1991.
• Verified ascent trajectory for space shuttle mission STS-49, May 1992.
• Verified ascent guidance software on Shuttle simulator, JSC Houston, TX
• Wrote interactive simulation software, as well as various technical reports.