My name is Brian and I have a Ph.D. in Astrophysics from the University of California, Irvine. My hobbies are mostly in music. I like to play piano and sing in the chorus.
I also am organizing a program called "Science Cafe" which brings members of the public together in a non-intimidating setting to discuss the latest science topics.
More info on Science Cafe can be had at http://science.meetup.com/32/
SETI@home and Astropulse are funded by grants from the National Science Foundation, NASA, and donations from SETI@home volunteers. AstroPulse is funded in part by the NSF through grant AST-0307956.