Bio
Captain Brian T. Kay is an Instructor in the Department of Physics and Meteorology at the U.S. Air Force Academy. Capt Kay entered the Air Force in 2017 after commissioning from Officer Training School. He received his Master of Science in Applied Physics from the Air Force Institute of Technology in 2021. Most recently, Capt Kay served as a program manager with the Quantum Optics Research Team at the Starfire Optical Range in Kirtland, AFB, NM.
Education
Master of Science, Applied Physics, Air Force Institute of Technology, Ohio (2021)
Bachelor of Science, Physics, University of North Carolina Wilmington (2011)
Professional Experience
Instructor of Physics, Department of Physics and Meteorology, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado. (2021-Present)
Graduate Student, Air Force Institute of Technology, Ohio (2019-2021)
Quantum Optics Research Physicist, Air Force Research Laboratory, Kirtland AFB, New Mexico. (2017-2019)
Honors & Awards
Air Force Achievement Medal
Coast Guard Achievement Medal
Humanitarian Medal
Research and Scholarly Interests
Plasma Physics
Upper Atmospheric Chemistry
Solar Physics
Publications
Kay, Brian “Impedance Probe Payload Development for Space-Based Joint Service
Collaboration” Air Force Institute of Technology, Thesis (2021).