Degrees

• A.B. magna cum laude, Princeton University, 1981
• M.A. Cambridge University, 1983
• Ph.D. University of Chicago, 1986 (thesis advisor: Prof. Michael S. Turner)

Current Positions

• Jan. 2004 - Present: Chair, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Vanderbilt University.
• Sept. 2003 - Present: Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Vanderbilt University.

Previous Positions

• Oct. 1999 - Aug. 2003: Vice-Chair for Undergraduate Studies, Department of Physics, The Ohio State University
• Oct. 1998 - Aug. 2003: Professor, Department of Physics and Department of Astronomy, The Ohio State University
• Sept. 1997 - May 1998: Visiting Scientist, Theoretical Astrophysics Group, Fermilab
• Oct. 1996 - Sept. 1998: Associate Professor, Department of Astronomy, The Ohio State University
• Oct. 1993 - Sept 1998: Associate Professor, Department of Physics, The Ohio State University
• Jan. 1989 - Sept. 1993: Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, The Ohio State University

Professional Honors

• Fellow of the American Physical Society (2001)
• The Ohio State University Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching (1999)
• NATO Postdoctoral Fellowship (1987-1988)
• McCormick Graduate Fellowship, University of Chicago (1983-1986)
• Marshall Scholarship (1981-1983)

Miscellaneous

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