New Mexico State University awarded a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering to Tony Seward following completion and defense of his dissertation, "Image Plane Filters and Adaptive Optical Systems". His research details alternative methods of wave front sensing and control for adaptive optics.

Dr. Seward has been an MZA employee for more than six years. For most of that time, he has provided optical engineering support to the AFRL North Oscura Peak and Starfire Optical Range facilities. Dr. Seward is the fourth employee to complete his Ph.D. while working at MZA.