Professor Vogel, first name Jeff, is [ noted] [[Chronology - Volume #|✣ ]] at Transylvania Polygnostic University for his research into reaching the Americas. Those who are interested in the results of the research may find his thesis, Reaching the Americas: One Mad Scientist's Approach, published on his Irony Central site. Presumably, this thesis was in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the doctoral degree he claims. Note that while this particular research paper is presented with a great deal of professionalism and decorum, Professor Vogel places the following notice on the home page of Irony Central: