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
Can I Pet Your Dog? Can I Pet Your Dog? Can I Pet Your Dog? (CIPYD) is a weekly, comedic podcast on dogs. The podcast is hosted by dog owner Allegra Ringo, former dog wanter, newly dog owner Renee Colvert, and producers Travis McElroy (ep. 1-57) and Alexis B. Preston (ep. 58-present). It is distributed online by Maximum Fun. The format of each episode is divided between segments discussed by the hosts and their guests. Segments include "hero dogs" and "Mutt Minute" wherein a host is assigned the task of educating the audience on a dog breed in under a minute. Guests have included Veronica