Nikita Butakov
Santa Barbara, CA
Currently a grad student at beautiful UC Santa Barbara studying nanophotonics, which involves designing nanostructures that interact with light in interesting ways.
Did my undergrad at SUNY Buffalo, where I double-majored in Electrical Engineering and Mathematics with a minor in Physics.
While at SUNY Buffalo I worked as the Chief Engineer of the UB Nanosatellite Program, a student group which is building satellite for the Air Force Research Labs.
Hobbies include exploring startups, building websites, producing electronic music, and bodybuilding.