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'''Stuart Rojstaczer''' is an American writer, scientist, and musician (he is also known as Stuart Rosh). He is a former Duke University geophysics professor.
'''Stuart Rojstaczer''' is an American writer, musician, and geophysicist, whose [[pen name]] is Stuart Ros. He was trained as a geophysicist and was a [[professor]] at [[Duke University]] before leaving academe to pursue research into [[grade inflation]], and write [[fiction]] and music.


Rojstaczer was born in [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]] to Polish-Jewish parents. He was educated in public and Orthodox Hasidic schools, and later went on to receive degrees from the [[University of Wisconsin&ndash;Madison]], [[University of Illinois]], and [[Stanford University]]. He ascended to a professorship at [[Duke University]], where he researched hydrology, ecology, geophysics, and geology and published in journals such as Science,<ref>"Science" [http://www.sciencemag.org/content/294/5551/2549.short Human Appropriation of Photosynthesis Products December 21, 2001]</ref>, Nature,<ref>"Nature" [http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v373/n6511/pdf/373237a0.pdf Permeability enhancement in the shallow crust as a cause of earthquake-induced hydrological changes January 19, 1995]</ref> and others. As he departed from academe, he published ''Gone for Good'' (Oxford University Press).<ref>''Oxford University Press'' [http://www.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/Sociology/Education/?view=usa&ci=9780195126822 Gone for Good, Tales of University Life after the Golden Age, August 1999]</ref>, where he describes his point of view on the reality of an elite academic institutions. Upon leaving academe, he also began to write about grade inflation, maintaining a web site, gradeinflation.com,<ref>[http://www.gradeinflation.com ''gradeinflation.com'']</ref> on the topic of college grading. He published articles on grading in the Teachers College Record <ref>''Teachers College Record'' [http://www.tcrecord.org/content.asp?contentid=16473 Where A Is Ordinary, November 7, 2012]</ref> and has appeared on NPR <ref>"NPR" [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1870707 NPR Talk of the Nation May 4, 2004]</ref> to discuss this topic. His writings also appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post and other periodicals.<ref>''The New York Times'' [http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/13/grade-inflation-your-questions-answered/ Grade Inflation: Your Questions Answered, May 13, 2010]</ref>
He was born in [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]]. His parents were both Polish-Jewish, post-WWII immigrants. He was educated in public and Orthodox Hasidic schools and received degrees from the [[University of Wisconsin&ndash;Madison]], [[University of Illinois]], and [[Stanford University]].
<ref>''The Washington Post'' [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-234704.html Where All Grades Are Above Average, January 28, 2003]</ref>

He has published a memoir, Gone for Good (Oxford University Press).<ref>''Oxford University Press'' [http://www.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/Sociology/Education/?view=usa&ci=9780195126822 Gone for Good, Tales of University Life after the Golden Age, August 1999]</ref> He has written for the New York Times, the Washington Post and many other major periodicals.<ref>''The New York Times'' [http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/13/grade-inflation-your-questions-answered/ Grade Inflation: Your Questions Answered, May 13, 2010]</ref>
<ref>''The Washington Post'' [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-234704.html Where All Grades Are Above Average, January 28, 2003]</ref> He has written research articles in hydrology, ecology, geophysics, and geology for Science,<ref>"Science" [http://www.sciencemag.org/content/294/5551/2549.short Human Appropriation of Photosynthesis Products December 21, 2001]</ref> Nature,<ref>"Nature" [http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v373/n6511/pdf/373237a0.pdf Permeability enhancement in the shallow crust as a cause of earthquake-induced hydrological changes January 19, 1995]</ref> and many other scientific journals.

In the 2000s, he became interested in grade inflation. He maintains a web site, gradeinflation.com,<ref>[http://www.gradeinflation.com ''gradeinflation.com'']</ref> on the topic of college grading; he has published articles on grading in the Teachers College Record <ref>''Teachers College Record'' [http://www.tcrecord.org/content.asp?contentid=16473 Where A Is Ordinary, November 7, 2012]</ref> and has appeared on NPR <ref>"NPR" [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1870707 NPR Talk of the Nation May 4, 2004]</ref> and other major media outlets to discuss this topic.


In the 2000s, he also began to perform and write music professionally, and write literary fiction. His awards include Karma Foundation Annual Short Story Finalist <ref>''Moment Magazine-Karma Foundation Short Fiction Contest'' [http://huc.edu/news/article/2012/moment-magazine-announces-winners-of-moment-karma-foundation-short-fiction-contest Moment Magazine Announces Winners of Moment-Karma Foundation Short Fiction Contest, 2011 ]</ref> and National Science Foundation Young Investigator.<ref>''National Science Foundation'' [http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/stis1995/nsf9607/nsf9607.txt NSF Young Investigator Award, 1995]</ref> His novel, The Mathematician's Shiva, was published by Penguin Books in 2014.<ref>''Penguin Books'' [http://www.penguin.com/book/the-mathematicians-shiva-by-stuart-rojstaczer/9780143126317 The Mathematician's Shiva, September 2014]</ref>
In the 2000s, he also began to perform and write music professionally, and write literary fiction. His awards include Karma Foundation Annual Short Story Finalist <ref>''Moment Magazine-Karma Foundation Short Fiction Contest'' [http://huc.edu/news/article/2012/moment-magazine-announces-winners-of-moment-karma-foundation-short-fiction-contest Moment Magazine Announces Winners of Moment-Karma Foundation Short Fiction Contest, 2011 ]</ref> and National Science Foundation Young Investigator.<ref>''National Science Foundation'' [http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/stis1995/nsf9607/nsf9607.txt NSF Young Investigator Award, 1995]</ref> His novel, The Mathematician's Shiva, was published by Penguin Books in 2014.<ref>''Penguin Books'' [http://www.penguin.com/book/the-mathematicians-shiva-by-stuart-rojstaczer/9780143126317 The Mathematician's Shiva, September 2014]</ref>

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Stuart Rojstaczer
BornMilwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Pen nameStuart Rosh
OccupationWriter, musician, geophysicist
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipUSA
Education65th St. School, Nicolet H.S., U Wisconsin, U Illinois, Stanford U
Website
www.stuartr.com

Stuart Rojstaczer is an American writer, musician, and geophysicist, whose pen name is Stuart Ros. He was trained as a geophysicist and was a professor at Duke University before leaving academe to pursue research into grade inflation, and write fiction and music.

Rojstaczer was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Polish-Jewish parents. He was educated in public and Orthodox Hasidic schools, and later went on to receive degrees from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, University of Illinois, and Stanford University. He ascended to a professorship at Duke University, where he researched hydrology, ecology, geophysics, and geology and published in journals such as Science,[1], Nature,[2] and others. As he departed from academe, he published Gone for Good (Oxford University Press).[3], where he describes his point of view on the reality of an elite academic institutions. Upon leaving academe, he also began to write about grade inflation, maintaining a web site, gradeinflation.com,[4] on the topic of college grading. He published articles on grading in the Teachers College Record [5] and has appeared on NPR [6] to discuss this topic. His writings also appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post and other periodicals.[7] [8]

In the 2000s, he also began to perform and write music professionally, and write literary fiction. His awards include Karma Foundation Annual Short Story Finalist [9] and National Science Foundation Young Investigator.[10] His novel, The Mathematician's Shiva, was published by Penguin Books in 2014.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Science" Human Appropriation of Photosynthesis Products December 21, 2001
  2. ^ "Nature" Permeability enhancement in the shallow crust as a cause of earthquake-induced hydrological changes January 19, 1995
  3. ^ Oxford University Press Gone for Good, Tales of University Life after the Golden Age, August 1999
  4. ^ gradeinflation.com
  5. ^ Teachers College Record Where A Is Ordinary, November 7, 2012
  6. ^ "NPR" NPR Talk of the Nation May 4, 2004
  7. ^ The New York Times Grade Inflation: Your Questions Answered, May 13, 2010
  8. ^ The Washington Post Where All Grades Are Above Average, January 28, 2003
  9. ^ Moment Magazine-Karma Foundation Short Fiction Contest Moment Magazine Announces Winners of Moment-Karma Foundation Short Fiction Contest, 2011
  10. ^ National Science Foundation NSF Young Investigator Award, 1995
  11. ^ Penguin Books The Mathematician's Shiva, September 2014

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