Faculty Directory

Full-Time Faculty


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Stephen Schutten
Associate Professor of Physics and Engineering
Office: 1432
Phone: Phone: 307-382-1741

Stephen earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the University of Montana. His background emphasized Physics and Applied Computational Modeling. At Western, he teaches the physics and engineering computing courses. Beyond this, he advises students in the Engineering Science Club.

Adjunct Faculty


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Brett Schuler
Adjunct Instructor of Engineering

Brett is a native of Wyoming and earned his Bachelor of Science in Engineering from the University of Wyoming. After graduating in 2015 he started his career working at Kiewit as a mechanical engineer. After a change of ownership, he started working as project engineer with heavy equipment for Ambre Energy. He spent 4 years as a project engineer and at that point, was looking to expand his knowledge with the company, so when an opportunity to become a mining engineer came available, he switched jobs. While working as a Mining Engineer, he has designed for drill and blast operations as well as dragline design. This knowledge has led him to become the drill/blast and dragline supervisor. Throughout his career, he has used Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) to help in the analysis and optimization of a design. He understands the impact that CAD can have on a company and enjoys teaching and mentoring students to have successful careers with the use of CAD.