Bachelor degree in Engineering Physics (summa cum laude)
Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands, May 7, 1980

Master degree in Engineering Physics (summa cum laude)
Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands, October 21, 1981
Thesis:  “Electric multipole matrix elements for heavy ion collisions”, Supervisor: Dr. B. J. Verhaar

PhD degree in Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Utrecht University, The Netherlands, November 6, 1985
Thesis:  “Stochastic processes in atomic fluorescence”, Supervisor: Dr. G. Nienhuis

Research Assistant:
Solid state physics, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands, 1980
Nuclear physics, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands, 1981
Experimental perception research, Institute for Perception Research, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, 1981

Teaching Assistant:
Utrecht University, The Netherlands, Physics Department, 1981-1985
Recitation for graduate and undergraduate courses

Post-doc:
State University of New York at Buffalo, Department of Physics and Astronomy, 1985-1988

Faculty:
Assistant Professor, Villanova University, Department of Physics, 1988-1994
Assistant Professor, Mississippi State University, Department of Physics and Astronomy, 1994-1997
Associate Professor, Mississippi State University, Department of Physics and Astronomy, 1997-2011
Tenure: 1999
Professor, Mississippi State University, Department of Physics and Astronomy, 2011-present
Graduate Coordinator for Physics, 2015-present

Editor:  International Journal of Theoretical Physics, Group Theory and Nonlinear Optics, 1999-2010

Senior Member:  Optical Society of America, 2010-present