Thiago David Olson (born 1989) is a venture capitalist, electrical engineer and entrepreneur. Olson is the co-founder and CEO of Stratos Technologies, Inc., creators of th
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electrical engineer Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems which use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the l ...

Olson became known as a teenager for his research in Nuclear Fusion and Neutron Sciences. As a 17-year-old, attending Stoney Creek High School in

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, Olson created a homemade nuclear fusion reactor.“Neutron Activation Analysis Using an Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusion Reactor,” Thiago David Olson of Stoney Creek High School, Rochester Hills, M
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2007 Intel 58th International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) In his article ''Neutron activation analysis using an inertial electrostatic confinement fusion device'' he indicated that his apparatus did not produce surplus energy. For this work, he received a first place Special Award given by the AVS/VTD in 2007 in connection with a second place prize in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair 2007, section Physics and Astronomy He studied at Vanderbilt University and Princeton University.Electrical engineer at Us department of defense
LinkedIn In 2009, he was one of three students to receive a Department of Defense ''SMART'' Fellowship, which supports students who demonstrate interest in conducting applied research.6 awards in 3 years: SMART
Venderbilt School of Engineering, December 2, 2010 Olson previously worked as an electrical engineer at the U.S. Department of Defense. The minor planet 23262 Thiagoolson has been named after Olson for his research in nuclear fusion and neutron sciences.

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