Although my college career technically began in 1995 with my enrollment as a freshman engineering student, my true academic career began in the summer of 1997 with my decision to change my major to Physics. It was then that I made the critical transition from engineer to extreme nerd. And although my social life has suffered (rumor has it that I once tried to impress a girl with a proof that hermitian operators have real eigenvalues) my academic career has vastly improved (my cum. GPA went from a 2.9 to a 3.4 in three semesters).

I thoroughly enjoy learning about the intricate details of the world and Universe around us. Let's face it, Feynmann diagrams are much more exciting than designing door latches for tractors. I have also learned that I have a real knack for teaching and explaining the things I study. But most importantly I have discovered that proofs aren't the best way to pick up women.

The next step in my academic career will come after my graduation in December of 1999. My goal is to earn a Ph.D. in Physics with an emphasis in experimental cosmology. After that, who knows? Maybe I'll visit Mars, or discover an inhabitable planet orbiting a distant star. Or perhaps I'll become a crazy old physics prof who wears a bow tie and suspenders. It's an exciting future out there for me.

In the mean time, I'm always looking for opportunities to study outside of UMR (I have two REU's, one at Duke and one at Caltech [summer 1999]) in addition to internship opportunities in industry. So if you think you'd like to have me around the lab over a summer or winter break, take a look at my resume and drop me a line!