The first impression that often pops into someone's mind when one mentions the name Bob is the image of a short eccentric geek who has nothing better to do with his time than to annoy those around him. Others may think of bloated animals with smiles on their faces. These impressions are entirely correct. The goal of this page is to give you insight into the character of one particular Bob, and to support this view. To accomplish this task, I know of no better way than to describe my many hobbies. Hopefully, this will give you the insight needed to formulate your own opinion of maybe not all Bobs, but at least this one in particular.
I am active in a wide variety of sports. These sports vary from running to downhill skiing. I am often seen either running around the Bloomington campus, or playing soccer on one of IU's many soccer fields. Usually once a year I can be found somewhere on a ski slope enjoying the beautiful vistas, or the awesome powder.
I am an avid outdoorsman, or at least I like to think so. I often go out of my way to go to places that I have never been. I have been on camping trips from Yosemite to the Okefenokee Swamp.
I have a keen interest in photography. I not only enjoy using 35mm, but also large format cameras to take pictures. My main interest is in landscape photography.
And, of course, I love astronomy. I have a wide variety of interests in astronomy. I am currently researching the evolution of galaxy clusters through the use of n-body simulations. Currently, I am interested in the growth of the large cD galaxies often found at the center of these clusters. I have produced a few animated sequences of my simulations.
I was a participant in the Indiana University SCAAMP project. My project is to model galaxy clusters, and watch them to see what happens. I have a page which describes my involvement in the SCAAMP project.
I have also included some of my astrophotographs. I am also very interested in the theory and construction of sundials. I have written a program that will calculate a sundial for any position on the Earth. Please feel free to submit a request.
Soon, I will be looking for a job. If you like what you see, I have a curriculum vitæ for you. I have both a postscript version, and an HTML version. Please feel free to view at your leisure.
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