Mike Thorpe

Bridger Photonics
Chief Technology Officer



Mike Thorpe is the Chief Technology Officer at Bridger Photonics located in Bozeman, MT. He received his PhD in Laser Physics from the University of Colorado in 2009 and specializes in various fields of laser measurement technology including remote sensing, lidar, molecular spectroscopy, and trace gas detection. During his 12 years at Bridger Mike has led the development of several products for high-precision dimensional metrology and remote gas sensing including Gas Mapping LiDAR for detecting, localizing and quantifying methane emissions throughout the natural gas value chain.