Bio

Nate received his bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Missouri – Columbia in 2011. He followed with his Masters of Science from the University of Missouri in 2012 where he researched optically activated solid-state switches for high energy RF systems. Following, Nate moved to Purdue University to pursue his PhD where he researched nonlinear optics, integrated nanophotonics, and plasmonics. During his time at Purdue Nate received several awards for his research contributions including the Meissner Fellowship, the Bilsland Dissertation Fellowship, and the College of Engineering Outstanding Graduate Research Award. In the fall of 2016 Nate joined Virginia Commonwealth University as an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (find his page here) where he intends to continue his studies of light-matter interactions.