After graduating from NCSU in 1965, I went to work for Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Co in West Palm Beach, FL. In 1966 I returned to NCSU to get a Masters Degree in Aerospace Engineering. After completing the graduate program in 1968, I went to work for The National Aeronautics and Space Administration in Hampton, VA. During my 38 year career at NASA, I worked on various civil and military aircraft research programs; my primary expertise is experimental and computational high-speed aerodynamics. In Dec. 2004 I retired from NASA and spent the next 10 years teaching mathematics at a small community college.

I married Besty Jacobs from Raleigh, NC in 1968; Betsy is a retired elementary school teacher.

After living in the Tidewater area of Virginia for almost 50 years, in May 2014, Betsy and I moved back to North Carolina. We now live in Fearrington Village, Pittsboro, NC which is about 10 minutes from Chapel Hill.

Gave up tennis and have become a “pickleball” enthusiast; try to play at least three times a week. Great game for us older guys.