Bio: Michael Ruiz is Professor Emeritus, Department of Physics and Astronomy, UNC Asheville, where he taught from 1978 to 2021 and was Department Chair from 1980 to 2000. He is a theoretical physicist (Ph.D., University of Maryland), a pianist, composer, and web developer. He studied classical piano with Stewart Gordon and jazz with Ron Eilliston at Maryland in the 1970s. His three piano concertos for his children have been performed by them as soloists with the Winston-Salem Symphony. His innovative work with online e-books was featured as a top story in science and technology on CNN in 2002.
Email: mjtruiz@gmail.com
Website: www.doctorphys.com
Address: Asheville