I grew up in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa and studied at the University of Natal. I hold degrees in Chemistry and Applied Chemistry. Professional memberships include the Plastics Institute of Southern Africa (PISA) and the Oil and Color Chemist's Association (OCCA). I currently reside in Australia where I have been since 2007.
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.