Bachelor of Arts in Physics, University of Texas @ Austin, 1982; Master of Science in Geology, Centenary College (Shreveport, Louisiana), 1990; Ph.D. in Geophysics, Southern Methodist University, 1999; gratuated from the USAF Test Pilot School; semi finalist in NASA group 18 selection; currently Research/Teaching Assistant at the Dept. of Geological Sciences, Southern Methodist University.