Wesley Thompson
	LinkedIn MATE ROV Competition
	I work at the Applied Physics Lab at the University of Washington. We focus on the development of industrial process analysis and control strategies. I have specialized in the operation and maintenance of a multitude of spectroscopy related instrumentation. I have built, programmed and optimized a custom submersible Raman instrument for use on the sea floor for hydrothermal vent analysis and have gained specific training and experience for the development of multivariate calibration models from the spectroscopic data collected in environmental and industrial applications. My current research is directed towards realtime analysis of ethanol fermentation for biofuel production. B.Sc. Oceanography 2007 University of Washington Publications Dearing, T. I., W. J. Thompson, et al. (2011). "Characterization of Crude Oil Products Using Data Fusion of Process Raman, Infrared, and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectra." Appl. Spectrosc. 65(2): 181-186.
	Volunteering If I'm not playing soccer or camping with my wife and friends, I am a coordinator for an underwater robotics competition where students K-12 learn to make and pilot ROVs. This lends itself nicely to my geeky side and I think it is amazing what these kids can come up with. Please visit the MATE website at the link above.