- BIRTH: May 25, 1952, Beeville, Texas USA
- NATIONALITY: U.S.A.
- MARITAL STATUS: Married to Maria Eugenia Barraza, 2 children
- EDUCATION: 1970-1973 Illinois Institute of Technology
1975 B.S. (Physics) University of Oregon
1981 M.S. (Astronomy) University of Washington
1983 Ph.D. (Astronomy) University of Washington
- EMPLOYMENT: 2005- now Full Professor,
Universidad de Concepcion
1999-2004 Associate Professor, Universidad de Concepcion
1995-1999 Assistant Scientist, Kitt Peak National Observatory
1986-1994 Assistant Astronomer, Cerro Tololo Observatory
1984-1986 Research Associate, Cerro Tololo Observatory
1984 Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, BYU
- SOCIETIES: American Astronomical Society
Astronomical Society of the Pacific
International Astronomical Union
- RESEARCH INTERESTS: Mainly optical and IR observational astronomy,
particularly the study
of the composition, age and content of stellar populations in nearby
galaxies, especially star clusters. I am particularly interested in using
globular clusters to study galaxy formation. My work includes
both Galactic and extragalactic populations.