Background
Fant, Ali was born on August 8, 1953 in Houston, Texas, United States. Son of Alfred Edward and Christine Clara (Goodwin) Fant.
Fant, Ali was born on August 8, 1953 in Houston, Texas, United States. Son of Alfred Edward and Christine Clara (Goodwin) Fant.
Bachelor in Astronomy, University Texas, Austin, 1977. Bachelor in Computer Science, St. Edward's University, 1981. Master in Computer Science Technology, Boston University, 1988.
Doctor in Computer Science Education, Nova Southeastern University, 1993.
USARP research scientist University Texas Applied Research Laboratories, McMurdo, Antarctica, 1977-1979. Computer programmer Applied Research Laboratories University Texas, Austin, 1979-1982. Computer science instructor Hyde Park Baptist Schools, 1982-1984, United States Department of Defense Deputy Schools, Schweinfurt, Federal Republic Germany, 1984-1989.
Controller manned spaceflight National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Houston, 1989-1995. Professor computer science International Business Machines Corporation, Austin, since 1996.
Active with Boy Scouts American, since 1965. Cadette troop leader Girl Scouts American, since 1979. Member American Astronomical Society, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
Society of America Forestry Society.
Married Patricia Jean Rutledge, November 25, 1983 (divorced 1999). 1 child, James Edward.