I am an experienced scientist and data analyst, looking to share my enjoyment of physics and the other sciences with eager students. I took my bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering at McGill University in Montreal, and followed that with a PhD from Rice University in Houston. I started my career doing hands-on practical work, as a laboratory technician and then an oilfield wireline engineer. This grounded me in the need for fundamental understanding in fields where final results can be abstract and complex. Understanding these roots and imparting that understanding on colleagues, interns, and trainees has always been important to me.