I started college as an Astronomy major and trained on an optical Zeiss planetarium. While my subsequent education led me down a different career path, I have always maintained a healthy amateur interest.
Thoughts about SETI and SETI@home
One of the biggest wastes of the 21st century is that of idle computing power. I'm glad to do my part in rectifying that tragedy.
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.