 Outside the scientific community, Conway is better known as Uncle Kage and is chairman and chief organizer of Anthrocon, the second largest furry convention in the world.He is a published author, and has acted as a volunteer emergency coordinator, entertainer, and auctioneer.A graduate of Ursinus College, Pennsylvania in 1986, Conway subsequently studied at the Burke Chemical Laboratories of Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, where he obtained his Ph.D. in 1991.