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Co-Director, Consortium for Dark Sky Studies, City & Metropolitan Planning
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Distinguished Professor, Physics And Astronomy
Professional Service
- NASA SWIFT Observatory.
Role: Committee Member.
Cycle 9 Review Committee.
12/2012 - present
- US Dept. of Energy.
Role: Panel Member.
Cosmic Frontiers Review Panel.
11/2012 - present
- NASA GLAST Observatory.
Role: Review Panel Chair.
Cycle 5 Review Cmte.
04/2012 - present
- SnowDOG.
Role: Co-Chair.
Organizing Committee.
03/24/2012 - 03/26/2012
- SnowPAC.
Role: Co-Chair.
Organizing Committee.
03/18/2012 - 03/23/2012
- VERITAS Gamma Ray Observatory.
Role: Chair.
Executive Committee.
01/2012 - present
- SCT Telescope Project.
Project Engineer.
01/2012 - present
- FIRST Robotics Team 3006.
Associate Team Mentor (East High School.
01/2011 - present
- Gamma 2010 - Harvard-Smithsonian.
Conference Organizing Committee.
2010 - present
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Role: Panel Chair.
Panel Chair RXTE Cycle 14.
2009 - present
- HoloRad, Inc.
external Consultant.
2009 - present
- Workman Nydeger & Siegal.
Patent Consultation for MegaDyne Medical Products.
2009 - present
- Western Governor's University.
Curriculum Advisor/Consultant EPIC Standards Committee.
2009 - present
- American Physical Society.
President-Four Corners Section.
2009 - 2010
- 4 Corners 2010 Meeting, Ogden, Utah.
Local Organizing Committee,.
2009 - 2010
- SnowPAC/SnowCluster 2010.
Conference Chair.
2009 - 2010
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Role: Panel Chair.
SWIFT Cycle 5 Review Panel
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01/2009 - present
- VERITAS Gamma Ray Observatory.
Upgrade Leader.
01/2009 - present
- SnowPAC 2009.
Conference Chair.
2008 - 2009
- American Physical Society.
President Elect, 4 Corners Section.
2008 - 2009
- FIRST Robotics Team 3006.
Team Mentor (West High School.
01/2008 - present
- VERITAS Gamma Ray Observatory.
Role: Committee Member.
Executive Committee.
01/1997 - present
- MIT.
Education Council.
01/1995 - present
Internal Service
- Search Committee, Senior VP for Academic Affairs.
Committee Member,
01/2012 - present.
University service.
- University Conflict of Interest Committee.
Committee Member,
01/2012 - present.
University service.
- Middle East Center.
Advisory Board Member,
01/2012 - present.
University service.
- Chairman.
01/2007 - present.
Department service.
- University Hearing Committee.
2006 - 2012.
University service.
- University Standards and Appeal Committee.
2006 - 2009.
University service.
- Consolidated Hearing Committee.
Committee Member,
01/2006 - present.
University service.
- University Hearing Committee.
Committee Member,
01/2006 - present.
University service.
Community Partnership
- FIRST Robtics Utah and Red Rock Robotics Team #3006 (West High School). Team Mentor and Sponsor.
10/2009 - present
- Faultline Robotics Team #3006 (Team Mentor).
2008 - 2009
- MIT Educational Council .
09/1995 - present
Honors & Awards
- Distinguished Scholarly and Creative Research Award.
University of Utah,
05/2013
- Utah Governor's Medal of Science and Technology.
01/17/2013
- Fellow.
American Physical Society,
04/2011
- ASUU Student Choice Teaching Award.
University of Utah,
06/2007
Affiliations
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Middle East Center, University of Utah
(MID EAST CENTER),
Advisory Board,
09/2011 - present
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