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Objective

To make contributions to the the Science of Astronomy. To make technical and/or observational contributions to astronomical research programs. To increase my understanding and to promote research in astronomical subfields such as:

• Galactic evolution
• Stellar evolution
• Planetary system evolution
• Astrometry (distance measurement & standard candle calibration)
• General cosmology

My plan for the next X<10 years

• Search for Vulcanoids (asteroids that are completely inside Mercury's orbit) during a Total Solar Eclipse
• Study the polar spot phenomenon seen during Transits of Venus
• Track the phase of the Crab Nebula Pulsar - look for discontinuities
• Provide technical and/or observational contributions to various astronomical research programs
• Obtain an advanced degree in Astronomy

Notable Observations and Accomplishments

Lectures

• Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 Collision with Jupiter
• H-R Diagrams
• Methods of determining distances in the Universe
• The Big Bang and the next 13.7 billion years
• How to tell time by the stars
• The Saturn system
• Supernova 1987A

Education

• Linfield College, McMinnville, OR., 1979-1982, admitted with Honors and
  graduated (Cum Laude) with a B.A. degree in Math & Physics (with emphasis
  on Computer Science). Obtained this degree in 3 years
  
  
• Cal State University at Hayward, Hayward, CA., 1977-79
  (dual matriculation; attended while in high school)

Publications

• "The Search for Vulcanoid Asteroids", Sky and Telescope, Jan 2006, Pages 87-89.
• "The Instability of Jupiter's Moons", Sky and Telescope, April 2010, Pages 30-31.

Memberships - Astronomy Related

• Associate member of the American Astronomical Society
• Division for Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society
• Fremont Peak Observatory Association - helped build the observatory & lifetime member
• Group 70 - Founding President & lifetime member
• Astronomical Society of the Pacific

My journal and magazine subscrptions related to Astronomy

• The Astronomical Journal
• The Astrophysical Journal
• The Astrophysical Journal Letters
• Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society
• Nature
• Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
• Sky and Telescope
• Mercury
• Science News
• Scientific American

Non-Astronomy Related Scientific Contributions

I have also made a number of contributions in the fields of:

• Mathematics
• Cryptology
• Computer Science

For a list of Papers & Publications as well as my lists of Honors / Awards, please see my bio.