Dr. Almes received his B.A. in Mathematics and Engineering, Magna Cum Laude, and M.E.E. from Rice University and his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University. A native of Texas, Dr. Almes and his family reside in Yorktown Heights, New York. Prior to assuming his current position in March 1999, he served in an interim role for one-year. He is a computer engineer with research in the general area of computer networking. Dr. Cantrell s recent research is with multilayer, IP-based videoconferencing where individual layers are transmitted on separate multicast channels.
Users automatically add and drop layers based on the current bandwidth available.
He earned his doctor of philosophy, masters, and bachelor of arts degrees in mathematics from the University of Texas at Austin. From 1980-1982, Dr. Ewing was Senior Research Mathematician and Head of the Modeling Section of the Mobil Research and Development Corporation's research center in Dallas. In 1982, he became the J.E. Warren Distinguished Professor Energy and Environment and Professor of Mathematics, Petroleum Engineering, and Chemical Engineering at the University of Wyoming. At Wyoming, Dr. Ewing held directorships of the Enhanced Oil Recovery Institute, the Institute for Scientific Computation, the Wyoming Center for Energy Research, and was awarded the John and Jane Wold Centennial Chair in Energy. His activities include the design, development, testing, evaluation, and documentation of communications systems.