| WHAT | WHEN | WHY |
| B.S. Physics, U.C. Berkeley | 1984-1989 | Because physics is really cool. |
| Engineer, IBM Corp. New York | 1989-1991 | |
| Ph.D. Biophysics, U.C. Davis | 1991-1997 | Because I wanted to eventually earn less than I was making as an engineer. |
| Post-doctorate, Einstein College, New York | 1997-2001 | Because I am a glutton for punishment. |
| Took some time off to write. | 2001 | Everyone should be so lucky. I also attended the Clarion writing workshop. |
| Staff Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory | 2001-present | It's a great job. |
| WHAT ELSE? | ||
| Editor-at-Large, The Internet Review of Science Fiction | Send me your articles, essays and interviews. | |
| Second Draft, a Bay Area writing critique group | If you write speculative fiction, you live in the Bay Area, and are looking for a writing group, contact me. | |
| Cuong Nhu | I'm a green belt! | |