Education:

• BA, Engineering Science, Oxford University, 1978
• MS, Astronomy and Space Sciences, Cornell University, 1981
• MA (Honorary), Engineering Science, Oxford University, 1982
• PhD, Astronomy and Space Sciences, Cornell University, 1983

Experience:

• 1983-1986 : Research Scientist, GE Corporate Research and Development, Schenectady NY
• 1986-1994 : Research Staff Member, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights NY
• 1994-1998 : Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, University of Michigan
• 1998-2016 : Professor, Dept. of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, University of California, Davis
• 2001-2005 : Chair, Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Davis
• 2016-present : Distinguished Professor, Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Davis