Dr. Robert E. Farrell received his Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering from The Ohio State University, his MBA from Western New England College and his Doctor of Engineering from the University of Massachusetts. He is now retired from Penn State University as Associate Professor Emeritus.

For most of his life, Dr. Farrell has been interested in ufology. Twenty-five years ago, he began doing serious research for his science fiction novels as well as his non-fiction series.He believes good science fiction is based on good science. To that extent, Dr. Farrell is trying to follow the style of Michael Crichton (Andromeda Strain, Jurassic Park, and many others) and Arthur C. Clarke in his Odyssey series.

Recently, he has completed the fourth book of the Alien Log series. It is titled, Alien Log IV, the Antarctic Affair. In additio ...