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
(Incoming Fall'25)
(Incoming Fall'25)
(Incoming Fall'25)
(Incoming Fall'25)
(Incoming Fall'25)
(Incoming Fall'25)
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