Paul brings a great mix of industry, business, government and academic experience to the USC Stevens team.  He has patented numerous innovations in physical and life sciences, and has licensed his technologies to Fortune 200 Companies.  He has been a Director and CTO in three public companies, has formed and funded several start-ups, and has launched products in Australia, Europe and Asia. Paul worked for Lockheed-Martin, Rockwell-Boeing, and the Department of Energy, national laboratory system.  He has served in the roles of program leader or principal investigator with NASA and the USDA.  He has also served on two White House Science and Technology Committees, advised the National Academy of Sciences, and helped guide the Research Title of the Farm Bill, working with many Land Grant universities.  His technical interests are: Spectroscopy, DNA instrumentation, Alternative Energy, Command and Control Systems, Precision Farming, Climatology, and Magnetohydrodynamics.