Daniel Platt:
CLASS OF 1976
Strong Vincent High SchoolClass of 1976
Erie, PA
Case Western Reserve UniversityClass of 1980
Cleveland, OH
Edinboro State CollegeClass of 1978
Edinboro, PA
Gridley Junior High SchoolClass of 1973
Erie, PA
Long Fellow SchoolClass of 1970
Erie, PA
Daniel's Story
Life
It's been a long time. I started in a hurry towards goals that I did not know, and eventually slowed down. I didn't want to find myself in the situation where "nobody told me when to run, I missed the starting gun."
I got my PhD en absentia from Emory University in condensed matter theory; and took a job at IBM T. J. Watson Research; now doing bioinformatics oriented work at the boundary with physics. I taught for a few years at Behrend, met my first wife, and went back to grad school. My second wife is a much better match for me; I've learned a lot about h...Expand for more
ow important personality can be in making a good match. I have done most of the things on that list of things that I had in mind before I was 20; and quite a few other things just as rewarding.
School
I really appreciated what Mr. Plavkin had in mind for me during my senior year. However, most of my electives were unavailable, and I'd have spent 1/2 of every day in study hall -- with Gervase as principal. I went to college early. But I appreciate all the help that Matteson, Mitzenberger, Stoops, et al offered... even when I wasn't the easiest to get along with!
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