The Professor Buys a DysonLike most people, there are some domestic tasks I simply detest, some I don’t like but tolerate, and some I love. For example, I just seem…Mar 6Mar 6
A Tale of Two Bags, Two Airlines, Two Terminals, and Two DaysI arrived early at Athens to check in for the return home to San Francisco via Heathrow. The tickets involve a very short (90 minute)…Aug 18, 20231Aug 18, 20231
The Professor is called for Jury DutyIs there anything more onerous than going through your mail, finding an official looking envelop from the County of San Francisco, only to…May 5, 2022May 5, 2022
What Can the Dramatic Arts Teach an Engineer?C. P. Snow spoke of the largely incompatible “two cultures” of the humanities and the sciences. Yet actors and engineers may not be as…Jan 8, 2022Jan 8, 2022
Rebuild It, But This Time BetterA Science and Engineering Research Agenda for Rebuilding America’s Civilian Infrastructure in the 21st CenturyJan 6, 2022Jan 6, 2022
What Can Ernest Shackleton Teach Us About Academic Leadership?One hundred years ago today, one of the most intrepid explorers of the heroic age of Antarctic exploration passed away, on his way to his…Jan 5, 2022Jan 5, 2022
Reflections on Nobel Prizes and Use-Inspired Research(I wrote this piece in 2018 after Jim Allison and Frances Arnold won their Nobel Prizes. When I get a chance, I will update to include the…Jan 4, 20222Jan 4, 20222
The Long and Winding Road: Career Pathways to Leadership in Research Administration(A thought piece based on my view of Leadership as Service, based on my 40 year experience as a Professor, Department Chair, Federal…Jan 1, 2022Jan 1, 2022
