Biographies for Virtual Fieldtrip 2004


	Mrs. Claudia Novak Job: Systems Administrator/ Title 1 Teacher/Trainer, Nashua School District, Nashua, NH. I work with teachers and students on how to use technology in the classroom. Background: In college, I majored in History and Library Science. My mother and father bred, showed and owned many horses. I have been working with computers since 1971.
In 1976, I went to French cooking school and I love to cook. I have been breeding Welsh ponies and Cobs since 1977. Since 1992, I have traveled with my husband to Australia, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Belgium. I am an avid gardener. Likes: Computers, gardening, horses, cooking, history, traveling and reading. Special Interests: I have three Welsh Cobs at my farm with a foal expected on June 1st. I enjoy studying garden design. I like to write about my Welsh Ponies and Cobs. I love to travel and go to new places. Overview: Budapest, Hungary looks like a fascinating place to visit and taking a night train for the FIRST time is really exciting! I am looking forward to meeting my Welsh pony and Cob email friends in Germany and Holland that I have never met before.

Dr. Leslie Novak Job: Research Scientist, ALPHATECH, Inc., Burlington, MA I evaluate how well radar works. Background: I graduated from college with a major in Electrical Engineering. I obtained my Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from University of California/Los Angeles in 1971. I worked at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lincoln Laboratory in Lexington, MA for over twenty-five year and have recently retired.
I joined ALPHATECH, Inc. in December of 2003. I have been an adjunct professor at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA since 1973 teaching classes in higher mathematics and engineering. Because of my job, I must travel regularly throughout the United States and the world presenting research papers and teaching classes. My research has aided in developing navigational systems for missiles. Special Interests: I play the clarinet, tenor saxophone and alto saxophone. I studied music with Lenny Tristrano, a famous blind American jazz musician. Likes: Gardening (growing vegetables), jazz music, World War II history and writing papers on radar. Overview: I am looking forward to going to Hungary and returning to Germany. I am VERY interested in staying in Arnhem, Holland and seeing the site of a major World War II battle. Amsterdam should be a good end to our trip since we have only spent a few hours there before.