Richard E. Barrans, Jr.:
Born and raised near Baltimore, Maryland, Rich graduated with a B.A. degree in Natural Science from the Johns Hopkins University in 1985. He then did graduate work at the California institute of Technology, where he used organic synthesis, physical analysis, and statistical techniques to study the pairing-up of oily molecules in water. He received his Ph.D. degree in chemistry from Caltech in 1992. Until February 2000, he worked in the Department of Energy Laboratory system to develop ways to clean up radioactive and chemical wastes. He now works for PG Research Foundation in Darien, Illinois. His principal expertise is in the area of organic chemistry, although he also has a working knowledge of inorganic chemistry, nuclear chemistry, and statistics
--Last Up-date March 14, 2002