Education
PhD Astrophysical Sciences, Princeton University, 1984
BS Physics, California Institute of Technology, 1979

Positions Held
-Astrophysics Division Head, MIT, 2002-present
-Professor of Physics, MIT, 1996-present
-Associate Professor of Physics, MIT, 1991-96
-Assistant Professor of Physics, MIT, 1986-91
-Miller Research Fellow, UC Berkeley, 1985-86
-Research Associate, University of Virginia, 1983-85


Honors
Buechner Teaching Prize, MIT Physics Department, 2002
Fellow, American Physical Society, 1996
Helen B. Warner Prize, American Astronomical Society, 1992
Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship, 1988-1990

Research Interests
Theoretical astrophysics: cosmology, large scale structure, galaxy formation, relativistic accretion disks, general relativity, parallel computing, quantum gravity

Teaching Interests
Classical mechanics, electromagnetism, quantum mechanics, relativity, cosmology and astrophysics.

Personal interests
Music of all kinds, bird watching, cooking, wine