
CPT(P) Dana L. Tritone
Instructor
Course Director
Physics and Nuclear Engineering
dana.tritone [at] westpoint.edu
CPT(P) Dana L. Tritone was born and raised in Mobile, AL. She attended the United States Military Academy at West Point and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in physics in 2014. She commissioned as an Engineer Officer with her first unit of assignment being the 326th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) at Fort Campbell, KY. She served in various staff positions in the battalion and then became the Platoon Leader for the Sapper Platoon in Bravo Company. Her next assignment took her to Fort Leonard Wood, MO where she served as the Speechwriter to the Commanding General of the Maneuver Support Center of Excellence. She then took command of Delta Company, 554th Engineer Battalion, 1st Engineer Brigade, where she commanded an advanced individual training company for horizontal construction equipment operators and repairers. After successfully completing company command, she went on to earn a Master of Science degree in physics in 2022 from the City University of New York. She is currently serving as an instructor and course director in the Physics and Nuclear Engineering Department at the United States Military Academy. CPT(P) Tritone is also a graduate of the Engineer Basic Officer Leader Course, the Engineer Captain’s Career Course, the Functional Area 52 Qualification Course, Airborne School, and Air Assault School. She is married to MAJ Nicholas Tritone and they have a daughter, Anna.
M.S. in Physics - City University of New York
B.S. in Physics - U.S. Military Academy
Current Research
Low-yield Nuclear Weapons Effects and Policy, Uranium Doping of Silicone Substrate for Radiation Hardness Testing in Microelectronics
Selected Publications
Kashinski, D.O., Chase, G.M., Nelson, R.G., Di Nallo, O.E., Scales, A.N., VanderLey, D.L., Byrd, E.F.C. (2017). Harmonic Vibrational Frequencies: Approximate Global Scaling Factors for TPSS, M06, and M11 Functional Families Using Several Common Basis Sets. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 121(10), 2265-2273.