‍ I am known as a scientist internationally, having had a staggeringly lucky and productive career with NASA Ames Research Center. 25 years of it was in the Experimental Aero-physics Branch (AKA the Fluid Mechanics Lab) doing scientific imaging research and development. I am the author and coauthor of many conference papers and journal articles. But publishing was never the motivating force for me, much to the chagrin of many of my colleagues. I just loved figuring out how to capture the phenomena that the ‘real’ fluids people needed for their research.

I received a BA in Industrial/Scientific Photography from Brooks Institute of Photography in 1987. My first full-time job in this career path was as a photo lab worker at NASA Ames. In 1990, I was hired as the last Civil Service Photographer by NASA, a slot I held for 7 years. I transferred to a research group and became a Photographic Technologist - an imaging system engineering position. A few years later I was retitled to Physical Scientist, holding that until I separated from the Civil Service as a GS15-9. I am an Associate Fellow in the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), received the AIAA Ground Test Award with my colleague Ed Schairer in 2019, an Exceptional Engineering Medal from NASA, and have several patents.

‍ ‍ So, I present my art. Enjoy. If there is an underlined title, click on it: these are links to provide context