Nicholas B. Suntzeff Russia) and have ancestry in the Udmurt people. Suntzeff is mentioned in the Alan Alda memoir, "Never Have Your Dog Stuffed: and Other Things I've Learned." Nicholas B. Suntzeff Nicholas B. Suntzeff (born November 22, 1952, San Francisco) is an American University Distinguished Professor and holds the Mitchell/Heep/Munnerlyn Chair of Observational Astronomy in the Department of Physics & Astronomy at Texas A&M University where he is Director of the Astronomy Program. He is an observational astronomer specializing in cosmology, supernovae, stellar populations, and astronomical instrumentation. With Brian Schmidt he founded the High-z Supernova Search Team, which was honored with the
I Learned from the Best I Learned from the Best "I Learned from the Best" is a 1999 single from American R&B/Pop singer Whitney Houston. The ballad was the fifth and final single from Houston's multi-platinum 1998 album "My Love Is Your Love". When released, it became a moderate hit, peaking at number 27 on the US Hot 100. Dance remixes of the song by Hex Hector and Junior Vasquez topped the US dance chart for three weeks. Houston gained another top 20 hit on the UK Singles Chart with this song, where it peaked at number 19. The song was written by Diane Warren.