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Personnel

Faculty

Dr. Rodney Bowersox: Ford I Professor of Aerospace Engineering, Associate Dean of Research, Regents Professor, TEES Executive Director of the USDR&E JHTO UCAH, Founding and Current Director of the NAL (since 2004),

Dr. Ivett Leyva: Professor and Head of Aerospace Engineering, Co-Director of the NAL,

Dr. Simon North: John Bevan Professor and Head of Chemistry, Co-Director of the NAL

Dr. William Saric:  Professor Emeritus of Aerospace Engineering, NAE

Dr. Nathan Tichenor: Research Assistant Professor of Aerospace Engineering, Director of Hypersonic Facilities at the BCDC.

Dr. Ed White:  Professor of Aerospace Engineering, Director of the LSWT and KSWT.

Dr. Diego Donzis: Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering, Director of the TAC Laboratory

Dr. Waruna Kulatilaka: Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Director of ODI Laboratory

Staff, Postdocs and Visiting Scientists

Mr. Nathan Jergens (Lead Technician and Safety Officer)

Graduate Students

PHD

Ms. Ashley Britt, PhD Chemistry, Adv. North

Mr. Tyler Dean, PhD Aerospace, Adv. Bowersox

Mr. Alton Hutchinson, PhD Aerospace, Adv. Bowersox

Mr. Donovan McGruder, PhD Aerospace, Adv. Bowersox and Hurtado

Ms. Kate Melone, PhD Aerospace, Adv. Bowersox

Mr. Bryan Morreale, PhD Aerospace, Adv. Bowersox

Mr. Kyle Ruggle, PhD Aerospace, Adv. Tichenor

Mr. John Shine, PhD Aerospace, Adv. Bowersox

Ms. Madeline Smotzer, PhD Chemistry, Adv. North

2Lt AF. John Wirth, PhD Aerospace, Adv. Bowersox

Mr. Joel White, PhD Aerospace, Adv. Tichenor

MS

2Lt AF. Charles Atkinson, MS Aerospace, Adv. Bowersox

Mr. Caleb Bryan, MS Aerospace, Adv. Bowersox

2Lt AF. Oscar Ibanez, MS Aerospace, Adv. Bowersox

Mr. Joshua Mendes, MS Aerospace, Adv. Tichenor

2Lt AF. John (Rocky) Pallotta, MS Aerospace, Adv. Bowersox

Undergraduate Students (REU, USRG, International, and Research Scholars)

Mr. Justin Byers, TAMU, Adv. Bowersox

Mr. Peter Langley, TAMU, Adv. Bowersox

Mr. Matthew Rheney, Adv. Tichenor

ALUMNI

Research Associates/Research Staff

Mr. Silverio Canchola, Lockheed Martin.

Dr. Rodrigo Sanchez-Gonzalez, St. Olaf College

Dr. Jerrod Hofferth, Air Force, AEDC

Dr. Chi Mai, Air Force, Seek Eagle

Dr. Soo Hyung Park, Konkuk University

Dr. Mike Semper, US Air Force Academy

Dr. Ray Humble, GE

Dr. Sreekanth Raghunath, University of Queensland

Dr. Ravi Srinivasan, Seimens

Dr. Kan Kobayashi, JAXA

PhD Graduates

 Dr, Joseph Carlson, 2022, Aerospace, Adv. Tichenor and Bowersox, Position: Lockheed Martin, Fort Worth, TX.

Dr. Casey Broslawski, 2022, Aerospace, Adv. Bowersox, Position: NASA Langley Research Center, VA

 Dr. Heather Kostak, 2022, Aerospace, Adv. Bowersox, Position: Lockheed Martin Skunkworks, Fort Worth, TX.

Dr. Farhan Siddiqui, 2021, Aerospace, Adv. Saric and Bowersox, Position: University of Tennessee Space Inst., TN

Dr. Zachary Buen, 2021, Chemistry, Adv. North, Position: Sandia National Labs, Livermore, CA

Dr. Madison Mcilvoy, 2019, Chemistry, Adv. North.

Dr. Josh Winner, Chemistry, 2019, Chemistry, Adv. North, Position: Aerospace Corp., CA

Dr. Andrew Leidy, 2019, Aerospace, Adv. Bowersox, Position: NASA Langley Research Center, VA.

Dr. Brianne McManamen, 2019, Aerospace, Adv. Bowersox, Position: Air Force AEDC Tunnel 9, Md

Dr. Ian Neel, 2019 Aerospace, Adv. Bowersox, Position: NASA Langley Research Center, VA

Dr. Niclas West, Chemistry, 2017, Adv. North, Position: Postdoc University of Leeds, UK

Dr. Alex Craig, Aerospace, 2015, Adv. Saric, Position: University of Arizona, AZ

Dr. Chi Mai, Aerospace, 2014, Adv. Bowersox, Position: US Air Force Research Laboratory, EAFB, FL

Dr. Nicole Sharp, Aerospace, 2014, Adv. White, MIT Lincoln Labs, MA

Dr. Scott Peltier, Aerospace, 2013, Adv. Bowersox , Position: US AIr Force AEDC, Tullahoma, TN

Dr. Jerrod Hofferth, Aerospace, 2013, Adv. Saric, Position: US AIr Force AEDC, Tullahoma, TN

Dr. Michael Semper, Aerospace, 2013, Adv. Bowersox , Position: NRC Postdoc Fellow, USAFA, CO

Dr. Nicole Mendoza, Aerospace, 2013, Adv. Bowersox , Position: Boeing, Huntinton Beach, CA

Dr. Rodrigo Sanchez-Gonzalez, Chemistry, 2012, Adv.  North, Position: Oak Ridge National Labs, Oak Ridge, TN

Dr. Nathan Tichenor, Aerospace, 2010, Adv. Bowersox, Position: Director of Hypersonic Facilities, BCDC, TX

Dr. Andrea Hsu, Chemistry, 2009, Adv. North, Position: Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, CA

Dr. TJ Fuller, Aerospace, 2009, Adv. Bowersox , Position: Naval Air Command, China Lake, CA

Dr. Sahoo Dipankar, Aerospace, 2007, Adv. Bowersox , Position: Post-doc Princeton University, Princeton, NJ

Dr. Isaac Ekoto, Aerospace, 2006, Adv. Bowersox , Position: Sandia National Laboratory, Livermore, CA

Dr. Ravishandra Srinivasan, Aerospace, 2005, Adv. Bowersox , Position: Ramgen, LLC., Seattle, WA

  Dr. Zakaria Muhmud, Aerospace, 2003, Position: Faculty, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND

  Dr. Huai-guo Fan, Aerospace, 2002, Position: Faculty, Chongqing University, China

  Dr. Lance Chenault, Aerospace, 1998 (Co-adv with P. Beran), Position: The Ohio Aerospace Institute, Cleveland, OH

  Dr. Robert Latin, Aerospace, 1998, Position: Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Washington, DC

  Dr. Carl Tilmann, Aerospace, 1997 (Co-adv with T. Buter), Position: Air Force Research Laboratory, WPAFB OH

  Dr. Douglas Davis, Aerospace, 1996, Position: Air Force Research Laboratory, WPAFB OH

  Dr. David Hazelton, Aerospace, 1996, Position: Air Force Research Laboratory, WPAFB OH

MS Graduates

2Lt AF. John Wirth, MS Aerospace, Adv. Bowersox, Position: PhD Student, TAMU

Mr. Eric Swinny, MS Aerospace, Adv. Bowersox, Position: Venus Aerospace, Corp.

Ms. McKenna Roberts, PhD Aerospace, Adv. Bowersox, Position: Reaction Engines, Ltd.

Mr. Trevor Blair, MS Aerospace, 2021, Adv. Bowersox, Position: Air Force AEDC

Ms. Heather Kostak, Aerospace, 2020, Adv. Bowersox, Position: PhD Student, TAMU

Ms. Shanae Smith, MEngr, 2017, Aerospace, Adv. Bowersox and Tichenor

Mr. Evan Marcotte, MS, Aerospace, 2016, Adv. Bowersox, Position: Blue Origin

Mr. Chris Russo, MS, Aerospace, 2016, Adv. Redinoitis and Bowersox, Position: Lockheed Martin

Mr. Feng Pan, MS, Chemistry, Adv. North, PhD Student TAMU

Mr. Wade Eveland, MS, Chemistry, Adv. North, Position: Sage Environmental

Mr. Andrew Leidy, MEng, Aerospace, 2015, Adv. Bowersox, Position: PhD TAMU

Mr. Benjamin English, Aerospace, 2013, Adv. Bowersox, Position: US Marines

Mr. Brandon Pruski , Aerospace, 2012, Adv. Bowersox, Position: Space-X

Mr. David Tailor, Aerospace, 2012, Adv. Bowersox, Position: Space-X

Ms. Rachel Vannelli, Aerospace, 2011, Adv. Bowersox, Position: Rockwell Collins

Mr. Nathan Tichenor, Aerospace, 2007, Adv. Bowersox, Position: PhD Student TAMU

Mr. Justin McLellan, Aerospace, 2007, Adv. Bowersox, Position: SAIC

UG Sudents (REU, USRG, International, and Research Scholars)

Mr. Ryan Bowersox, Texas A&M University

Mr. Graham Lakin, US Air Force Academy

Mr. Jacob Smotzer, Ohio State University

Mr. River Dwight, Texas A&M University

Mr. Kyle Ruggles, Texas A&M University

Mr. Sean Cranford, Kansas State University (REU)

Ms. McKenna Roberts, Texas A&M University

Mr.  Jacob Collins, Texas A&M University

Mr. Tunde Oyeside, University of Arizona

Mr. Raghav Gupta, IIT Kanpur

Mr. Ross Alexander, Texas A&M University

Ms. Ujwala Bhagavatula, Texas A&M University

Mr. Silverio Canchola, Texas A&M University

Mr. Brady Edmiston, Texas A&M University

Mr. Christopher Garcia, Texas A&M University

Ms. Madison McIlvoy, Texas A&M University

Ms. Heather Kostak, Texas A&M University

Mr. Christian Sanchez, Texas A&M University

Mr. Alex Pages, Texas A&M University

Mr. Farhan Siddiqui, Texas A&M University

Mr. Gabe Aguliar, Texas A&M University

Mr. Krushi Patel, Ohio State University

Mr. Jay Patrikar, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

Ms. Cassandra Jones, Arizona State University

Mr. Vishal Srivastava, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

Mr. Alfonso Vallejo, UT Brownsville

Ms. Haley Worsham, Texas A&M University

Mr. Clayton Brown, Midwestern State University

Mr. Raghav Goyal, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Mr. Eugene Kim, Rutgers University

Mr. Corey Nelson, University of Portland

Ms. Leslie Prat, University of Texas, El Paso

Mr. Evan Marcotte, Texas A&M University

Mr. William Rogers, Texas A&M University

Mr. Samuel Chen, College of New Jersey

Ms Samantha Guildersleeve, Roger Williams University

Ms. Rachel Rebagay, Texas Christian University

Mr. Alex Soderlund, University of Texas

Mr. Varun Bhatt, IIT Kanpar

Mr. Andrew Leidy, Texas A&M University

Mr. Chris Russo, Texas A&M University

Mr. Richard Kennedy, University of Buffalo

Ms. Hannah Ringler, Texas A&M University

Mr. Javier Sanchez, Texas A&M University

Mr. Andrew White, University of Texas Arlington

Mr. Jacob Dean, Texas A&M University, Adv. North

Mr. Luke Gudgel, Texas A&M University

Mr. Glen Duncan, Texas A&M University

Ms. Hannah DeGray, Texas A&M University

Mr. Christian Paul, Prairie View A&M

Mr. Brandon Pruski, Texas A&M University

M. Nicole Mendoza, Texas A&M University

Mr. Chi Mai , Texas A&M University

Ms. Elizabeth Jesse, Emory Riddle

Mr. Michael Semper, Texas A&M University

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