- Department: Natural Sciences Division
- University: Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo
- Location: California
I moved to France to live for a year with a French family of 6 kids when I was 15. I thought it would be great, which it was. I also thought it would be easy, which it definitely was not. At the beginning I felt very alone and isolated. After a few weeks of this, I decided to pray and ask God to help me get through this time. He did and I can't really explain how he did it, but over time things started to get better and I felt at peace in my inability to communicate with people that were around me. In short, God answered my prayers. Since that time, I have struggled with various issues - anxiety about school, anxiety about relationships, loneliness, etc. But, God has always helped me through these situations. The most important thing to me and my family today is our relationship with God, enabled by the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus.
Favorite Quote
Amazing grace how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me.
Friends describe me
as Funny (looking)
My hobbies
Being with my family, surfing, biking, hiking, outside stuff.
Fantasy dinner guests
Jesus, Beth (my wife), Maggie and Beatrice (my daughters), my brothers, Jimmy Carter, C.J. Hobgood, Abraham Lincoln, Jackie Robinson
Best advice I ever received
Finish what you start.
My undergrad alma mater
Cal Poly
My worst subject in school
Physics
In college I drove
a Honda Civic
If I weren't a professor, I would
a stay-at-home dad and Beth would be bringing home the money.
Favorite books
Pillars of the Earth, Fall of Giants, Lonesome Dove
Favorite movies
Bunyip Dreaming, Lincoln
Favorite city
Morro Bay
Favorite coffee
Akha Ama
Nobody knows I
I get all my clothes from garage sales.
My latest accomplishment
I recently discovered the joy of brushing and flossing my teeth while showering.
Current Research
Static pile composting