Stephen is a physicist living in the Silicon Valley and working in the semiconductor industry. He has done pioneering experiments in quantum optics, optical telecommunications, and photonics, and is author of 46 technical papers, seven patents, and numerous scientific conference presentations. He has written and spoken frequently on science and religion and its relationship to the Bahaacute;#39;iacute; teachings, and is cofounder of the Science and Religion Special Interest Group of the Association for Bahaacute;#39;iacute; Studies. He also is a cofounder of href="http://www.commongroundgroup.net/"Common Ground, a blog devoted to faith, reason, science, and religion, and Japan#39;s Association for Bahaacute;#39;iacute; Studies.