Faculty

Science Teacher
Junior Class Advisor 
Faculty Co-moderator:  The Green Club 

Education: 
BS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania
MS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware
DSc, Electrical Engineering, The George Washington University

Joined Middleburg Academy Faculty: 2007

Why I love my students and what I have learned from them:
They provide me with free entertainment every day. I am inspired by their curiosity and enthusiasm for life.  They have taught me:   respect them and they will respect me.  

What led me to my field:
I am fascinated by science.  As a civilization, we have developed so many incredible applications of science and I wanted to be a part of that.

One engineering feat that never ceases to amaze me:
Space travel…the manipulation of subatomic particles (like in the super-colliders) … the construction of ancient cliff dwellings … the internet … so much!

Advice I offer female students who show an interest in the sciences:
The same advice I give my male students.  Girls can do anything they want in science now.

Best use of an engineering degree in everyday life:
My cousin, a mechanical engineer, works for the National Park Service, traveling around the country and fixing or improving facilities in parks.  The new composting toilets in the Grand Canyon were his idea! Another guy we know is hired by companies to try to hack into their computer systems to check their computer security systems. And someone has to design and build those moving light and sound sets for rock concerts.

Funniest thing that ever happened in my chemistry or physics labs:
April Fool’s day might get interesting in my classroom.  I love to play tricks on my class, or help one class play tricks on another.  I’m not revealing any old tricks, though, because they might pop up again!

Most unusual science essay topic by one of my students:
A study of how elephants communicate over many miles through the use of foot stomping, to generate very low frequency vibration, and the implications of this skill as it applies to their awareness of impending earthquakes.  

The book I have been recommending lately:
The Help.  Sure, see the movie, but read the book too!


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