Dr. Glen R. Petitpas

A native of Timerlea, Nova Scotia near Halifax, Glen Petitpas became fascinated with the night skies as a youth. In 1995 he earned his B. Sc. Degree with honors in Astrophysics from Saint Mary's University (Halifax). Glen then transferred to McMaster University (Hamilton, Ontario) where he received his Ph. D. in Astronomy in 2001. Showing great promise in Astronomy, Glen received fellowships from the University of Maryland (2001-2004) and the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (2004-2007). Currently, Dr. Petitpas is an astronomer and computer engineer at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge, MA. He has published over 130 refereed papers, given almost two dozen invited presentations, served on several national astrophysics design committees, developed several professional websites for organizations and written a number of software packages for universities and professional organizations. Additionally, Glen developed a very popular website on donairs - even providing recipes. This spiced meat on pita specialty has been recognized as the official food of Halifax. Glen is married and has a son who has yet to fall in love with donairs.