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Hello! Whether by accident or design, you have found your way to
Who am I?
I am a Senior Systems Analyst in the Department of Astronomy, at the California Institute of Technology, in Pasadena, a suburb of Los Angeles.
What am I doing?
My primary role here is to maintain a network of approximately a hundred Unix and PC systems used for astronomical research and education. When I'm not working on that, I have a number of research projects in which I am involved, studying so-called "starburst" and active galaxies, similar to the one pictured at right. My studies make use of data from ground-based observatories, such as Palomar and Keck, the Hubble Space Telescope, and its X-ray counterpart, the Chandra X-Ray Observatory (CXO).
Anything else?
My other astronomical interests include astronomy education, astronomical software,
and remote observing techniques. I
have an extensive listing of astronomy web resources , which I
have gleaned from across the web. Although I have collected them
primarily for my own use, I hope you find them interesting and/or
helpful as well. The resources include astronomical observatories, on-line publications,data archives, links to spacecraft web pages, a
collection of NASA-related
resources, and more.
Enough of that. What am I doing for fun?
I spend most of the rest of my time either with my wife, Marcia, or exploring computer software, for my machines at
work (a Sun Unix workstation) and
home (an Apple PowerMac). I have
accumulated an extensive listing of computer web resources .
I also run my own computer consulting business, specializing in scientific applications in Unix and PC environments. Send e-mail to me at pls@astro.caltech.edu if you would like to find out more about this.
In case you want to know even more...
This web site also contains a copy of my CV and a list of publications. More personal information is available as well. Feel free to send me e-mail at the address below. If you would like to encrypt your mail, use my public key.
Links to other stuff:
The following links will connect you to sites which I have found to be useful and/or entertaining. Feel free to browse wherever you wish. Shoes and shirt are not required...
pls@astro.caltech.edu