Dr. Frank Bentley
Chief Research Engineer.
Dr. Bentley graduated from California Institute of Technology with his
post-doctoral degree in high-energy particle science. While there he
developed sixteen patents for particle acceleration and was happy to join
the EniTech team as its Chief Research Engineer. Previously he worked
as a lead researcher at Cyberdyne Systems for 3 years where he directed a
series of cutting edge discoveries on Cerenkov Radiation. He has also served
as the Director of the Particle Engineering Research Center at the
University of Central Florida and a physicist at Lawrence Berkeley National
Labs. Dr. Bentley's passion is racquetball and field hockey when he
can tear himself away from his research.
Anna Kies
Senior Manager Special Projects.
Ms. Kies undergraduate studies at Harvey Mudd College
were followed by a post-doctoral degree from MIT in Physics. Anna
joined EniTech from Baltimore where she was studying with Dr. Jonathan
Thompson in London dispersion forces. Her multipole expertise has helped
shape EniTech's collector schematics and now her concentration is on
increasing overall image resolution. The relocation to the Bay Area brings
along her very old (but loyal) dog Bounder.
Mike
Shelton
Lead Research Associate
Mike is first and foremost a tinkerer - from an early age dismantling every
toy and gadget, his first 'experiment' was swapping a drill for the blender
motor and creating a homemade woodchipper. Since then his attention has been
a little less destructive but no less experimental. Concentrating in
physical sciences throughout college at Stanford University, Mike got
heavily involved in the Solar Car
Project where he met the EniTech startup team. Since then he hasn't
looked back - tinkering away at EniTech is a dream come true as Mike
switched from photovoltaic to tachyon collection.
Jacob Gustar
Advanced Research Coordinator
Jacob has combined an eclectic background in waste water management, welding and electrical engineering to specialize in cooling systems required for particle research. His contribution to this field in the publications "Gel-based coolants" and "Solid-state pump design" have made him a minor celebrity at many Isochronous Cyclotrons. And he can brew his own beer which makes him very popular here at EniTech on Friday afternoons.
Kevin
Altair
Senior Engineering Manager
Mr. Altair has been involved in semiconductor photonics for over 13 years. His direct experience ranges from epitaxial growth of semiconductor laser structures to development of high brightness, high power fiber coupled diode laser systems. In his previous position at TRVO, he was the product manager for high power DI2 and MNN lasers. David has earned a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan. In his spare time he practices amateur astronomy and tries to grow bonsai trees with often disastrous results.