"Two things. I have two degrees in chemistry, which many people don’t know. The first was at Michigan. It was a BS in chemistry. But, also, I got a dual major in applied mathematics, which shows my age, because they didn’t have computer science there, at the time. So I had a good advisor who told me that, “You’re taking all these mathematics courses, so maybe you should take a few more.” And I did. I spent an extra summer term there, and they gave me the dual major, which gave me the insights into the computer science career that I have. But I also ended up eventually working in the chemistry industry for a significant number of years, first at a dyestuff company, and then as a pharmaceutical R&D chemist, both in R&D, with my bachelor’s, and then I got my master’s while I was working full time. So I like to call myself a “serendipitous roboticist.” I kind of stumbled into it for – in an odd way; not like most folks, who have had this passion for robotics from their youths. I’ve had a passion for science from my youth, but not for – specifically for robotics."
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