PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

EDUCATION:

B.S.  University of Kansas, 1971
B.A.  University of Kansas, 1977
M.S. University of Michigan, 1979
Ph.D. University of Michigan, 1983
   Dissertation Title: The Crab Nebula: A Theoretical and Observational Study
   Advisor: Gordon MacAlpine
   Committee: Gordon MacAlpine, Bob Kirshner, Doug Richstone, and Jens Zorn

EXPERIENCE:

1982-1984 Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Physics, University of Delaware
1984-1990 Assistant Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Oklahoma
1990-1996 Associate Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Oklahoma
1996-2000 Edith Gaylord Harper Presidential Professor
1996-2004  Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Oklahoma
2004-present David Ross Boyd Professor of Physics and Astronomy, University of Oklahoma