Duties

Computer administrator, PC support, postmaster, co-webmaster, co-network admin and general academic computing support specialist for the Department of Physics and Physical Oceanography, based mainly on the 4th floor of the Chemistry-Physics building and serving the Physical Oceanography research group. Also co-webmaster and computer support for 2nd year and Honours student laboratories.

Course Webpages

I very occasionally teach some astrophysics courses, when the default instructors (e.g., J. Lewis) are not. Unless I'm delivering them, the following pages are largely dormant:
• Physics 3150 - "Astrophysics I"
• Physics 3151 - "Astrophysics II"

Affiliations

• Canadian Astronomical Society/Societe Canadienne d'Astronomie ( CASCA) (1991-present)
• American Astronomical Society ( AAS) (1991-present)
• Royal Astronomical Society of Canada ( RASC) (1981-present);
  continuing executive member of the St. John's Centre (1994-present)

Personal Interests

• Research astrophysics (photoionized nebulae - abundances and modeling; N-body dynamics of globular clusters)
• Amateur astronomy (astrophotography, building telescopes, instruments and a pair of private observatories; public outreach through RASC and as media contact at Memorial)
• Art and photography
• Good ("hard") SciFi, electronic and NewAge music
• Music (classical; choral performance - PCNSO and Newman Sound; piano and viola for personal amusement)
• Hiking, camping, the outdoors, cycling

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