
Advanced Diagnostics and Propulsion Research Laboratory​
In-situ Diagnostics for Extreme
Aero-thermal Systems
Group Leaders

Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics (by courtesy)
Purdue University
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Research Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Purdue University
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Research Scientist
Spectral Energies, LLC
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Research Staff



Current Graduate Research Assistants


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Undergraduate Research Assistants - Summer 2025

Former PhD Students (Iowa State University)








Former MS Students (Purdue University)





MS ME 2021

M .Hassan Reza
MS ME 2021









Neil Blackwell
US Army
MS ME 2023




Former MS Students (Iowa State University)




MS ME 2021







Clint Moody
Univ. of Nebraska
MEng 2009



Former Post-Doctoral Research Associates

Post-doctoral Research Associate
Iowa State University
2012-2015
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Associate Professor
Auburn University

Post-doctoral Research Associate
Iowa State University
2013-2014
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Associate Professor and Vice Chair
Milwaukee School of Engineering

Post-doctoral Research Associate
Iowa State University
2008-2009
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Professor and Former Head
Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology

Post-doctoral Research Associate
Iowa State University
2007-2008
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Research Professor, Purdue University
Research Scientist, Spectral Energies, LLC
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Former UG Research Assistants (Purdue University)

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Nachi Yellapragada

Joshita Aleti

Joseph Turcotte

Jakob Harbers

Max Eichenbaum

Olin Littlejohn

Pavit Hooda

Daniel DeConti


Matthew Bigga



Alexander Suppiah

Ryan Sprenger

Zach Hodgdon

Krishna Nagarajan

(Luigi) Jose Luis Gabriel David

Rugved Dikay

Blake Weaver

Quintan Ajluni

Zachary Jonas

Adin Freese