Evaluation of Two Fully Rugged Laptop Computers for the Forest Service

About the Authors

Andy Trent is a project engineer at the Missoula Technology and Development Center. He received a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Montana State University in 1989. Before coming to MTDC in 1996, Andy worked as a civilian engineer for the U.S. Navy. He works on projects in the nurseries and reforestation, forest health protection, and watershed, soil, and air programs.

Theron Miller joined MTDC in 2006 as a social science analyst and has been working on projects in safety and health, fire and aviation, and recreation. He received a Ph.D. in forestry (with an emphasis in natural resources social science) from the University of Montana in 1997. Theron was on the faculty of the College of Forestry and Conservation at the University of Montana where his research and teaching focused on natural resource management, planning, and recreation management.

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