I’m a country boy from SW Kansas. While investing my skills and knowledge in cancer research at KU Medical Center, I entered Parkway South High teaching chemistry and physics in St. Louis. Daily, I...view moreI’m a country boy from SW Kansas. While investing my skills and knowledge in cancer research at KU Medical Center, I entered Parkway South High teaching chemistry and physics in St. Louis. Daily, I simplify and reveal mysteries created with light over billions of years. I continue to investigate timeless mysteries in the particle world and multi-dimensional space among others. Blessed with exceptional colleagues, friends, and students sharing fascinating experiences, my education is always in process, risking talents to stretch, make mistakes, sometimes fail and then grow. I love kids. My daughter enthusiastically nurtures my “inner child” with laughter and discovery, while my wife thoughtfully engages my ideas supporting my equilibrium. I enjoy time in reflection among the grandeur and splendor of the mountains, backpacking with friends and family. In addition to research for many years, I coached varsity athletics and our international FIRST Robotics team. My students know “life is curvy, non-constant, accelerating with never a dull moment!”view less