Bachelors degree in Engineering Mechanics from the U.S. Air Force Academy; Masters Degree in the area of composite materials from the MIT, 1971; Ph.D.in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Utah, 1976; at the time of his selection assigned at National Bureau of Standards, Washington, D.C.; semi finalist in NASA astronaut group 8 selection; since 2001 Department Chair, Professor in Chemical Engineering at Texas Tech University.