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.

  • Education
    • UC Santa Barbara
    • SUNY Buffalo