A Brief History of Local Time

• My parents’ names are Roger Louis (John) and Mary Cathleen Sepanski
• Brothers and Sister:
  • Peter Donald Sepanski
  • Sheila Ann Sepanski
  • Andrew John Sepanski
• Born in Willmar, Minnesota on January 9, 1969
• Grew up in Kenosha, Wisconsin until 10th grade
• Spent the last two years of high school in Columbus, Indiana–graduated 1987
• Married Laura Julaine Sepanski (then Tharp) on June 23, 1990 in Columbus, Indiana
• My oldest daughter, Sarah Cathleen Sepanski, was born on February 14, 1997 at 4:20 a.m. in Stillwater, OK
• My son, Benjamin Mark Sepanski, was born on October 28, 1998 at 6:25 a.m. in Waco, TX
• My youngest daughter, Shannon Julaine Sepanski, was born on June 17, 2000 at 5:39 a.m. in Waco, TX
• Education:
  • 1990 to 1994: Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts
    Ph.D. in mathematics, advisor Bertram Kostant
  • 1987 to 1990: Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana
    B.S. in mathematics
• Employment:
  • 1997 to present: Baylor University in Waco, Texas
    Professor
  • 1995 to 1997: Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma
    Visiting Assistant Professor
  • 1994 to 1995: Cornell University in Ithaca, New York
    Visiting Assistant Professor
• Field of mathematical interest: Lie theory and group representations
• Outside interests: cooking, running (slowly), playing the guitar, gardening with native Texas plants, playing board games, hiking, biking, camping, rock climbing (now too injured but daily wish I could do more), Taekwondo (now much too injured), reading–especially fantasy