Ph.D. · Endowed Chair
Endowed Chair, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, USAFA
RF Field Applications Engineer, Analog Devices
Dr. Rogers returns to DFEC in Fall 2026 as an endowed chair, teaching ECE 215 and ECE 444 alongside a full-time role at Analog Devices. That follows seven years on the ECE faculty — directing the department's largest course, building the software-defined radio and electromagnetics sequences from scratch, and running the department's research program. Dr. Rogers was DFEC's Outstanding Educator of the Year in 2021.
## Background - **Thermal Infrared Analyst**, then **Project Manager**, National Air and Space Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson AFB (2004–2007) — performance analysis of foreign weapon systems, then a $15M ISR exploitation software contract. - **Chief, Active Denial Section**, then **Chief, Computational Physics Section**, Directed Energy Directorate, AFRL, Kirtland AFB (2009–2011) — led in-house teams on high-power microwave sources and systems, and directed a $2.2M/year DoD modeling and simulation institute. - **Deputy Director of Engineering, JSTARS Recapitalization**, AF Life Cycle Management Center, Hanscom AFB (2014–2018) — led a 120-member division's technical effort on an $8.2B program, and drove the assessment that secured its Milestone B decision. - **Assistant Professor of ECE**, USAFA (2018–2021) — directed the department's largest course for 1,150 cadets a year and rewrote over 75% of it. - **Senior Military Faculty and Assistant Professor of ECE**, USAFA (2021–2025) — directed the department's research program, developed the SDR and electromagnetics courses, and modernized the communications sequence around emerging EW needs. - **Principal Scientist I**, Electromagnetic Applications, Lakewood, CO (2025) — senior technical lead for RF across a $4.2M consulting and simulation portfolio. - **RF Field Applications Engineer**, Analog Devices, Colorado Springs (2025–present) — supports aerospace and defense customers on radar, communications, and EW problems. Education: a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Tulsa, and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology, where the doctoral work developed a nondestructive technique for electromagnetic characterization of anisotropic sheet materials. ## Research interests - **Software-defined radio** — secure communications, direction finding, radar applications, and electronic warfare - **Electromagnetics** — electromagnetic theory, material characterization, radiation and scattering in complex media - **Antennas** — design, analysis, and novel applications - **Also** — high-power microwave systems, counter-small-UAS, robotics and autonomy Dr. Rogers is a recurring contributor to the GNU Radio community, with conference papers and short courses on reverse-engineering signals and on using GNU Radio in the classroom. ## Courses taught at USAFA | Course | Role | | --- | --- | | ECE 315 — Principles of AF Electronic and Cyber Systems | Instructor and Course Director; rewrote 75% of the materials | | ECE 215 — Principles of Electronic Cyber Warfare | Instructor (Fall 2022), Course Director (Spring 2023) | | ECE 343 — Electromagnetics | Course Director and Senior Course Mentor; built the hands-on labs | | ECE 346 — Advanced Engineering Math with ECE Applications | Course Director and Senior Course Mentor | | ECE 447 — Introduction to Communication Systems | Instructor and Senior Course Mentor | | ECE 448 — Introduction to Software Defined Radios | Developed the course from scratch; Course Director | ## Selected awards - **Outstanding Educator of the Year**, DFEC, USAFA (2021) - **Team of the Year**, Quantum Engineering Minor, AW, USAFA (2025) - **Division Field Grade Officer of the Year**, AFLCMC (2017) - Tau Beta Pi (2009) and Eta Kappa Nu (2008) honor societies