David Carroll:  

Life - the short version I have been back in Winston, for a while now, what a great place to live. I enjoy practically everything about the place, particularly the summers. I work at Wake Forest University in the Department of Physics and at the Nanotechnology Research Center. Look us up at the WFU website under "Nanotechnology Center." In recent years we have done some interesting things there - google... Most of my time away from the lab, is spent trying to keep up with my wife and daughter's social schedules. Those two find a lot to get into. Kind of like cats in the yarn basket... High School - UGH! High School was a tough time for me as an introverted extrovert. I suppose it is the same for everyone - but so many of you seemed to handle it with more dignity. I am completely embarrassed by that entire period of my life. As I watch my daughter going through the experiences of high school, I think how much more grace and confidence she has than I ever did. Unfortunately, I cant take credit for this - I really still dont know how she does it... College and Research - YEAH! Yup, would go back if I could. University was "the best of times and the worst of times," it actually says so in my thesis (of course Dickens said it first). There has been much moving about, and many terrific people I have worked with along the way. I loved it all. And being socially awkward and a bit geeky is perfectly OK for Physics Majors - So I fit in better than I had hoped. Except for one small explosion in the lab - I came through unscathed. (Honestly, could have happened to anyone...) I did undergraduate at NCSU in Raleigh NC, Senior year we won the NCAA championship. Of course when I say "we...Expand for more