 Hi, my name is Ed Pinero and I will be the instructor for the EGE401 course energy and changing world. I'm new to the Penn State World Campus family and I look forward to working with all of you. I live in Lancaster County here in Pennsylvania and although originally from New York City, I've had various stints in other states. I'm a geologist and earth scientist by education, but background is in a wide variety of topics in the area of sustainability and environmental science. This ranges from my early days as an oil and gas exploration and production geologist to various times as a consultant to the private and public sector on many aspects of sustainability in the environment. In the realm of energy, I've had many diverse roles dealing with energy best practices, the business case for energy management and policy development. I'm an energy director for Pennsylvania, as well as being the federal sustainability officer, which included overseeing various energy and related activities throughout all federal agencies and facilities. From another personal perspective, I'm very interested in astronomy and planetary geology. And since 2001, I have served as a NASA solar system ambassador, helping promote awareness and understanding of NASA's planetary missions. And I will offer you two truths that lie for you to figure out which one's the true and which one is not. So here we go. The first one is during my tenure as a state energy director, I had a chance to testify to the energy house subcommittee on Congress. Secondly, I'm an average Star Wars and Star Trek fan, and I could recite much dialogue from both the movies and the TV shows. And thirdly, also as part of my state energy director job, I was responsible for setting the pricing for various fuels sold in the state. So can you guess which one is the true? I look forward to working with you.