Paul L Nunez holds a PhD in Engineering Physics (1969, research in theoretical plasma physics) and NIH sponsored post-doctoral training in the Neurosciences (EEG studies, 1971-1973), both from the University of California at San Diego . He served on the research faculty of the UCSD Medical School (1973-1980), as Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at San Diego State University (1981-1985), Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Tulane University (1985-2004), and enjoyed a sabbatical as a Professorial Fellow at the Brain Sciences Institute, Swinburne University , Melbourne , Australia (1998-2000). Currently, he is Emeritus Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Tulane University and Chief Scientist and part owner of Brain Physics LLC, a small consulting firm.

Early in his career he held several industrial positions as engineer and scientist concerned with spacecraft guidance and controlled fusion (hot). While in the non-salaried position at UCSD, he first worked as a professional poker player and later operated a real estate investment business to support his research. His current scientific interests encompass theoretical and experimental aspects of EEG, including nonlinear dynamics, signal processing, inverse problems, cognitive studies, and medical applications. These topics are discussed in his books: Electric Fields of the Brain: The Neurophysics of EEG, 1 st edition (1981) and Neocortical Dynamics and Human EEG Rhythms (1995), both published by Oxford University Press.

Professor Nunez currently lives and works in Covington , Louisiana with regular trips to Southern California to collaborate with Ramesh Srinivasan at UC Irvine. He likes Mexican food, Irish music and tennis, but doesn't care for hurricanes.