Robert Smith's Personal Home Page

rob@retina.anatomy.upenn.edu

Address:

Rm 123, Anatomy-Chemistry Bldg.
Department of Neuroscience
Univ of PA
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6058

Call me "Rob".

  • Background: 

    1955-1968    Germantown Friends School
1968-71      Haverford College
1972-78      Self-taught in electronics
1978-80      Research Specialist in Electronics, Inst. Neurol Sci, Univ of PA
1980-82      Res. Asst. for Dr. Peter Sterling, Univ. of PA
1982-89 PhD  Graduate program, Dept. of Anatomy, Univ of PA
1989-91      Post-doctoral fellow, Dept. of Anatomy, Univ of PA
1991-97      Research Assistant Professor, Dept. of Neuroscience, Univ. of PA
1997-        Research Associate Professor, Dept. of Neuroscience, Univ. of PA

    About me:

    I like a good conversation, and enjoy working on projects with others.

    Am a neuroscientist and I think the topic of what neurons and neural circuits do can be interesting for everyone.

    I'm a Quaker and attend Germantown Meeting in Philadelphia. I enjoy the quiet and the competent people there.

    Hobbies:

    I enjoy:

  • shop projects at home, in wood, metal, and electronics.

  • a photography hobby and like to take portraits and landscapes in 35mm and 4x5 formats. I like to make B/W enlargements.

  • in winter, cross-country skiing. In the spring and fall, I like to bike, hike, canoe and camp. In the summer I like to sail and swim in the ocean.

  • gardening and grow my own vegetables (beans, broccoli, tomatoes) in the summer.

  • playing recorder by ear and enjoy a good jam session with guitar, piano, etc.

  • singing and enjoy folk, spiritual, and carols.

  • making tentative connections between my scientific knowledge about the brain and the natural basis for spirituality.

  • contra dance.

    Information about contra dance:

  • Information about contradancing: Bob Stein's Contra Dance Page.

  • Guide to Thursday night dance (Glenside)

  • Guide to more local dances

  • Directions to the local Thursday night dance.