Bio
Dr. Monte Anderson graduated from the US Air Force Academy in 1992. He completed Undergraduate Pilot Training at Vance AFB, Oklahoma. He has 3,300 flying as an Air Force pilot in over 10 aircraft, including numerous combat missions in the AC-130 “Spectre” gunship, the legendary U-2 “Dragon Lady”, and Cessna C-208 “Caravan”. His notable assignments include U-2 test pilot and Air Expeditionary Advisor Squadron commander, for which he was awarded the Bronze Star medal.
Dr. Anderson retired from active duty at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel while serving as a physics professor at the US Air Force Academy. He worked as a Senior Laser Optical Scientist/Physicist at the Air Force Research Laboratory before returning to teach physics and calculus at the Quantitative Reasoning Center (QRC).
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Applied Physics, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio (2010)
Master of Science, Applied Physics, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio (2005)
Bachelor of Science, Physics, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado (1992)
Professional Experience
Assistant Professor of Physics, Quantitative Reasoning Center, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado (Apr 2018 − Present)
Senior Laser Optical Scientist/Physicist, Air Force Research Laboratory, Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, New Mexico. (May 2016 − Apr 2018)
Director of Research, Department of Physics, US Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado (Oct 2014 − May 2016)
Commander 803rd Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, Shindand Air Base, Afghanistan. (Sep 2013 − Sep 2014)
Assistant Professor of Physics, Department of Physics, US Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado (Jul 2010 − Sep 2013)
Honors & Awards
Bronze Star Medal
Outstanding Academy Educator Award, United States Air Force Academy (Physics)
General Mervin E. Gross Award, Air Force Institute of Technology (top graduate)
Distinguished Graduate, Air Command and Staff College/Master’s Program (top 10%)
Distinguished Graduate, Squadron Officer School (top 10%)
USAF Command Pilot, 3300 flight hours in T-37B, T-38A, C-130E, AC-130H, U-2S/ST, L-39, T-3, T-52, T-53, C-182, and C-208B.
Research and Scholarly Interests
Lasers and Optics, Atomic and Molecular Optics, Computational Physics, and Machine Learning
Publications
Asmolova, O., Andersen, G. P., Anderson, M. D., & Cumming, M. A. (2017). Photon sieves for creating and identifying orbital angular momentum of light. In D. L. Andrews, E. J. Galvez, & J. Glückstad (Eds.), Complex light and optical forces xi (Vol. 10120, pp. 31–37). International Society for Optics and Photonics. doi:10.1117/12.2249626
Pitz, G. A., & Anderson, M. D. (2017). Recent advances in optically pumped alkali lasers. Applied Physics Reviews, 4(4). doi:10.1063/1.5006913
Anderson, M. D., & Perram, G. P. (2012). Optical delay with spectral hole burning in doppler-broadened cesium vapor. Optical Communications. doi:10.1016/j.optcom.2012.03.021
Anderson, M. D., Guild, E., & Perram, G. (2011). Tunable optical delay hole burning and ground state depletion effects in cesium vapor. Proceedings of SPIE – The International Society for Optical Engineering, 7949. doi:10.1117/12.875238
Guild, E., Anderson, M. D., & Perram, G. P. (2010). Frequency dependent optical delay with gain in a cesium diode pumped alkali laser system. AIP Conference Proceedings, 1278, 743–748. doi:10.1063/1.3507167
Anderson, M. D., & Perram, G. P. (2010a). Slow light in cesium vapor: Pulse delay measurements and predicted delay. Proceedings of SPIE – The International Society for Optical Engineering, 7612. doi:10.1117/12.842362
Anderson, M. D., & Perram, G. P. (2010b). Frequency tuning of the optical delay in cesium D2 line including hyperfine structure. Phys Rev A, 81(3), 033842. doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.81.033842