Q:What drew you to SRJC?
A: SRJC wanted to bring a little more chemistry to the program. So they hired someone in with a chemistry background in addition to some wine background.

 
Q: What inspired you to work in your chosen field?
A:You get to be out there in the vineyard watching the grape vines grow, but then you get to come in and make this fairly complex product that is of course highly esteemed by consumers. So there is just this fascinating spectrum of investigation and inquiry.

 
Q: What does learning mean to you?
I just love continuing to learn and to understand why things work the way they do. That’s one of the reasons I like chemistry because you get down to the molecular level about understanding everything from that matter that makes up this desk to how the neurons fire in the brain at the chemical level.

 
Q: How do you like your eggs?
A: I like my eggs soft-boiled.