aka: Mindy Kellogg

Melinda Jane Kellogg, also known as Mindy Kellogg, is a distinguished physicist and academic whose career spans significant contributions to both condensed matter physics and observational astrophysics. Holding a Ph.D. from the California Institute of Technology, her research has explored groundbreaking areas such as excitonic superfluidity and the properties of high-redshift galaxies. Her academic journey is marked by numerous prestigious awards, including a University of California Regents Scholarship, a National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship, and Caltech’s Stemple Prize and Everhart Lecture Award.

She is currently retired from physics and since 2020 has been the wife of bestselling author Richard Bach. She manages his all-time bestselling books including Jonathan Livingston Seagull and Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah.