Meet the Team

Noah Bergeron

Noah Bergeron is a Microsystems Engineering PhD candidate at Louisiana Tech University and is supported by the Louisiana Space Consortium (LaSPACE). He has one pending patent (No. 11/499,535) for non-incendiary tracer ammunition. Since 2006, Mr. Bergeron has worked as a research assistant at Louisiana Tech University’s Institute for Micromanufacturing (IfM), focusing on the development of MEMS materials, systems, and processes to enhance the capabilities and effectiveness of small arms ammunition.

Heath Berry

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Eric Borquist

Eric Borquist is a research assistant with the Institute for Micromanufacturing (IfM) as well as an Engineering Ph.D candidate at Louisiana Tech University. Eric received his B.S. in Mathematics in 2006 and a B.S. in Chemical Engineering in 2010, both from Louisiana Tech University. Currently, Eric's research focus is on fabrication of catalyst to produce synthetic diesel and applying the fabrication technique towards other mass production processes.

Joshua Brown

Josh Brown graduated in 2007 with a BS in Electrical Engineering and was the first person in the US to receive a BS in Nanosystems Engineering. He invented a new technology to transform natural gas, coal, or biomass into pure synthetic diesel more efficiently than previous processes, subsequently winning the LaTech Top Dawg business plan competition. He currently works on nanowire fabrication, including improved fuel production catalysts, magnetic sensors, ultra-thin-film batteries, and water contaminant sensors. He earned an MS in Applied Physics in November 2009 for his work in fuel production catalysts, and is now working toward a PhD.

Matthew Hartman

Matthew Hartmann graduated with his B.S in Electrical Engineering in 2008 from Louisiana Tech University. He is a member of Eta Kappa Nu and Sigma Tau Delta Honor Societies, as well as a recipient of a LaSPACE Graduate Fellowship. He hopes to graduate in 2012 and pursue a career in teaching in the collegiate level.

Adam Hellmers

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John McDonald

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Dr. Scott Pellegrin

Dr. Scott Pellegrin is a Research Associate in the Institute for Micromanufacturing at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, LA. Formerly, Dr. Pellegrin was a NSF Graduate Research Fellow at Louisiana Tech University. Dr. Pellegrin received his Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering in 2005 and his Masters degree in Electrical Engineering in 2008 from Louisiana Tech University. Dr. Pellegrin also received his Ph.D. at Louisiana Tech University in 2009.

Daniel Scoggin

Daniel Scoggin graduated with his B.S. in Nanosystems Engineering in 2008 from Louisiana Tech University. He won the 2008 TOP DAWG business plan and is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in engineering. Projects he has worked on include rocket bullets and capacitive fabrics for anti-tamper systems. Daniel’s recent projects include algae growth enhancement and optics systems.

John Sweeney

John Sweeney is a Microsystems Engineering PhD candidate at Louisiana Tech University and is supported by the National Science Foundation and Louisiana Space Consortium (LaSPACE). He has one patent (U.S. Patent No. 7746451) for a field-portable spectroscopic sensor system for detecting metal water contaminants. Since 2005, Mr. Sweeney has worked as a research assistant at Louisiana Tech University’s Institute for Micromanufacturing (IfM), focusing on the development of field-portable plasma spectroscopic systems and MEMS solid-state laser devices for high-velocity and high-acceleration applications and small arms ammunition.

Randy Waguespack

Randy Waguespack is a Microsystems Engineering Ph.D. candidate at Louisiana Tech University and is supported by a Louisiana Board of Regents Fellowship. Mr. Waguespack received his Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering in 2007 and his Masters degree in Electrical Engineering in 2009 from Louisiana Tech University. His current research area is creating small and cheap integrated radiation sensors that are field portable, easy to mass produce, and can discriminate between all types of radiation.