Tom Nugent (physicist)
Encyclopedia
Thomas J. Nugent, Jr. is an engineer and current President of LaserMotive
, a laser power beaming and research company.
He previously worked as a project scientist at Intellectual Ventures
Labs, working on a variety of projects including the “Photonic Fence,” a system for shooting down mosquitoes via laser to help prevent the spread of malaria .
Nugent holds a B.S. in Physics from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
LaserMotive
LaserMotive is a U.S. engineering firm developing technologies for efficiently transmitting power via lasers, a form of wireless energy transfer.-History:LaserMotive was founded in 2006 by physicists Tom Nugent and Jordin Kare.-Technology:...
, a laser power beaming and research company.
He previously worked as a project scientist at Intellectual Ventures
Intellectual Ventures
Intellectual Ventures is a private company notable for being one of the top-five owners of U.S. patents, as of 2011. Its business model has a focus on developing a large patent portfolio and licensing these patents to companies. Publicly, it states that a major goal is to assist small inventors...
Labs, working on a variety of projects including the “Photonic Fence,” a system for shooting down mosquitoes via laser to help prevent the spread of malaria .
Nugent holds a B.S. in Physics from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.