Passion and Interests
Electromagnetic theory and computational methods define much of my professional life, yet curiosity does not stop at the boundary of the lab. This page gathers a few passions: treasured collectibles, sayings that stay with me, and humor that keeps perspective when the equations grow stubborn.
Collectibles gallery
Fine art & paintings
Paintings and prints chosen for color, craft, and the quiet focus they invite after long days of modeling and simulation.
Watches
Precision mechanics on a smaller scale: a reminder that good design balances elegance with function.
Model automobiles
Scale models that celebrate form and engineering, much like antennas celebrate geometry and materials.
Favorite Quotes & Pearls of Wisdom
“The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite insane.”
Nikola Tesla“If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.”
Isaac Newton“An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field.”
Niels Bohr“In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual.”
Galileo Galilei“Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.”
Albert Einstein (attributed)“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.”
Steve Jobs
Lighthearted Moments: Favorite Jokes & Anecdotes
The optimistic engineer
An optimist sees a glass as half full. A pessimist sees it as half empty. An engineer sees a glass twice as large as it needs to be.
Definitions matter
A mathematician, a physicist, and an engineer are asked to fence in the largest area with a fixed length of fence. The mathematician builds a small circle and says the problem is interesting but unbounded. The physicist builds a rough enclosure. The engineer builds a fence around himself and declares: "I define myself to be on the outside."
Tolerance
Why did the antenna break up with the transmission line? There was too much impedance mismatch and not enough tolerance for standing waves.
Units
Three professors argue whether it is better to use radians or degrees. The engineer says: "In my lab we use radians in theory and degrees on the instrument panel, and nobody gets hurt."