Steven A. Vitale, Department of Physics and Nuclear Engineering, United States Military Academy at West Point, West Point NY, USA, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 Steven Vitale is an experimental physicist, exploring the processing and properties of novel materials for future optical and microelectronic devices. Prior to his current faculty position at the United State Military Academy at West Point he was a research scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has extensive experience in material surface analysis, processing, and modification. Dr. Vitale has spent many summers participating in Bronze Age and Classical archaeological excavations at various Mediterranean and Aegean sites. He is currently exploring how to increase the impact of materials analysis toward answering important archaeological questions. He has organized several colloquia and workshops on the topic and is co-editor of a special issue in the journal Advances in Archeomaterials. Dr. Vitale holds a BS from Johns Hopkins University, MS and PhD from MIT, and is currently pursuing a BA in Classical Studies at the Open University.