CV

Email: roytsmart@gmail.com

Education

Ph.D. in Physics (in progress), Montana State University

Advisor: Charles Kankelborg

B.S. in Physics, Montana State University, 2015

Minor in Computer Science

Research experience

Graduate Research Assistant, Montana State University, 2015 to present

Sounding-rocket ultraviolet spectrographs for solar physics, with Charles Kankelborg’s group.

Undergraduate Research Assistant, Montana State University, 2013 to 2015

MOSES-II sounding rocket: flight command and control software, thermal analysis of an optical mount, and launch support.

Fellowships

NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship, 2017 to 2021

Neural Networks for Computed Tomography Imaging Spectroscopy of the Solar Atmosphere

Sounding rocket launches

ESIS, White Sands Missile Range, September 30, 2019

MOSES-II, White Sands Missile Range, August 27, 2015

Flight software and range operations.

Teaching and mentoring

Mentor, ESIS undergraduate optics team

Laboratory Teaching Assistant, PHSX 220, Montana State University, 2016