Educational Background:

B.S. in Nuclear Engineering, University of Virginia, 1980
Thesis: Security in Research Reactors

M.S. in Engineering Physics, University of Virginia, 1983
Thesis: The Effect of Gamma Irradiation on the Mechanical Properties and Stress Relaxation of Polyimides

Ph.D. in Materials Science, University of Virginia, 1987
Dissertation: Temperature Controlled Time Domain Dielectric Spectroscopy of Liquids, Gels and Heterogeneous Materials