About the Author
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Dr. Robert E.
Farrell received his Bachelor of Science in mechanical
engineering from The Ohio State University, his MBA from Western New
England College and his Doctor of Engineering from the University of
Massachusetts. For nearly twenty years, Dr. Farrell worked in the
plastics industry, designing industrial machines for which he holds six
patents. Sixteen years ago, Dr. Farrell gave up his position as vice
president to become a Professor at Penn State University where he
helped start a Plastics Engineering Technology program. Today, that
program is recognized as one of the best in the country. He recently
retired from Penn State University as Associate Professor Emeritus.
For most of his life, Dr. Farrell has been interested in UFOlogy. Ten years ago, he
began doing serious research for his newly released book, Alien Log. He
believes good science fiction is soundly based on good science. To that
extent, Dr. Farrell is trying to follow the style of Michael Crichton
(Andromeda Strain, Jurassic Park, and many others) and Arthur C. Clarke
in his Odyssey series. In addition to this first novel, he has written
numerous technical papers and articles for the plastics industry and
three science fiction short stories that are included in an anthology,
Sonoran Mirage, published by the Writer’s Round Table of Phoenix.
Since retiring from Penn State University, Dr. Farrell has been working on other short stories and
novels, including the second and thir books of the Alien Log series.
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