Graduate Students

Eric Pritchard

 Currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Physics

ericpritchard@montana.edu

 

Katerina Shabalin

 Currently pursing a M.Sc. in Optics & Photonics

katerina.shabalin@student.montana.edu

Grant Kirkland    

 Currently pursuing a M.Sc. in Optics & Photonics 
(QCORE)   

grant.kirkland@montana.edu

 

Kat McDonough

Currently pursuing a M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering  
(MilTech)

kat.mcdonough@montana.edu

 

Luke Robins

Currently pursing a Ph.D. in Physics

luke.robins@student.montana.edu

 

Michael Menuey

Currently pursing a MS in Electrical Engineering

michael.menuey@montana.edu

 
 
 

Undergraduate Students

Ava Arbogast

ava.arbogast@student.montana.edu

James Broderick

james.broderick@student.montana.edu

Grace Brockie

gracie.brockie@student.montana.edu

Ciaran Courtnage

ciaran.courtnage@montana.edu

Michael Emge

michael.emge@student.montana.edu

Thomas Ferrell

thomas.ferrell@student.montana.edu

Mischa Gregory

mischa.gregory@student.montana.edu

Reece Hayes

reece.hayes@montana.edu

Garret Kuntz

garrett.kuntz@student.montana.edu

Owen Naberhaus

owen.naberhaus@montana.edu

Zachary Rice

zachary.rice@student.montana.edu

Ansel Spitler

ansel.spitler@montana.edu

Rachel Tan

racheltan@montana.edu

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Alumni

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Charlie Dixon

 M.E. in Electrical Engineering at Montana State University- 2025

   Systems Engineer at AV
Alex Kaufman

Alexander Kaufman

M.S. in Physics at Montana State University- December 2022

   Information Technology & Cybersecurity Manager at commonFront
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Jason Mickel 

M.S. in Physics at Montana State University- December 2022

   Currently employed at AdvR Inc. in Bozeman, MT
Jaime Neeley

Jaime Neeley

M.S. in Optics and Photonics at Montana State University- December 2022

   Currently employed at BlueHalo
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Aislinn Daniels

M.S. in Physics at Montana State University- December 2016

B.A. in Physics at Earlham College-May 2014

   Currently a laboratory technician at the University of Connecticut
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Demi St. John

M.S. in Optics & Photonics at Montana State University-November 2018

B.S. in Physics Murray State-May 2015

    Currently working at Zephyr Cycling Studio, Bozeman, MT
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Louis Oberto

M.S. in Optics & Photonics at Montana State University-November 2017

B.S. in Physics & Mathematics at Pennsylvania State University- 2015

   Currently working at Raytheon, Tuscon, AZ
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Ryan Galloway

 M.S. Optics & Photonics-Montana State University-February 2017

B.S. Physics

May 2016

   Currently working as an optical engineering consultant at Paihau-Robinson Research Institute in Wellington, New Zealand
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Ross Blaszczyk

 M.S. Optics & Photonics Montana State University-June 2017

B.S. in Physics, BYU-Idaho 2014

 

    Currently working forTailored Management Contract, Menlo Park, CA
Pushkar

 Pushkar Pandit

 M.S. Electrical & Computer Engineering, Montana State University-May 2015

B.S. Electrical & Computer Engineering, Montana State University

    Currently working for Apple, San Francisco Bay Area
Ana

Ana Baselga

M.S. Optics & Photonics, Montana State University-December 2014 (This is the first Master Degree in Optics & Photonics at Montana State University)

M.S. Propulsion, Polytechnic University of Valencia-2011

B.S. Aeronautical Engineering, Polytechnic University of Valencia-2010

    Currently working at the European Space Agency-Amsterdam, Netherlands