I have bachelors and masters degrees in electrical engineering from Bucknell University and a masters degree in physics from Johns Hopkins University.  I attribute much of my interest in the sciences to voracious reading of science fiction (and, of course, to similarly voracious reading of science texts).  In my work as a civilian contractor for the Navy, I occasionally have the opportunity to do some teaching, and I’ve found that I enjoy this aspect of my work very much (for an example of the kind of thing I find fun, here’s a link [hosted offsite by Ted Scribner, whose main page is here to the talk on the Physics in Science Fiction which I’ve given to two college audiences and one eclectic convention audience).  In 1998, I attended the World Science Fiction Convention in Baltimore (my first real fan activity, other than participating in a Larry Niven interest list), heard about the Reading for the Future project (see here for more), and was inspired to participate – the Physics in SF talk and this page are outgrowths of that inspiration.