MAJ Louis Tobergte

MAJ Louis Tobergte teaches General Chemistry in the Department of Chemical & Biological Science & Engineering at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York.

After winning a Rotary Scholarship and graduating at the top of the West Point Class of 2014, he married fellow 2014 graduate Jessica Niemiec and then studied water, sanitation and health engineering at the University of Leeds, England. 

Upon finishing his fieldwork in Zimbabwe and submitting his master’s dissertation, he served in the 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) in Vicenza, Italy, and then completed the Special Forces Qualification Course before commanding SFOD-A 7211. 

He completed a second master’s degree in chemical engineering at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh before returning to West Point in 2023. 

He and his wife have four rambunctious children and are active in Most Holy Trinity parish and the West Point homeschooling network. MAJ Tobergte also volunteers as a podcast host for the Irregular Warfare podcast and occasionally enjoys endurance challenges.