Lieutenant Colonel Neil Rogers
Senior Military Faculty Member &
Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Bio
Lt Col Neil G. Rogers, Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineer, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, US Air Force Academy, Colorado. In this position, he plans, organizes, teaches and performs assessment for electrical and computer engineering courses for future US Air Force officers. He also performs basic research with cadets in the areas of Radar, antennas, and electromagnetics. Additionally, he serves as the Department representative to the Systems Engineering Program, in which capacity he ensures appropriate integration and educational coverage of SE cadets engaged in Electrical Engineering depth options.
Lt Col Rogers entered the Air Force through Officer Training School in 2004, after graduating from the University of Tulsa in 2003. He received his Masters of Science and Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology in 2009 and 2014, respectively. Throughout his career, he has served in a variety of technical and leadership positions, including as an intelligence analyst and Thermal Project Manager at the National Air and Space Intelligence Center at WPAFB, Ohio, Section Chief for both the Defensive Applications and Computational Physics at the Air Force Research Labs at Kirtland AFB, New Mexico, and Deputy Chief Engineer for JSTARS Recapitalization at the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Hanscom AFB, MA.
Education
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Air Force Institute of Technology, 2014
M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Air Force Institute of Technology, 2009
B.S. in Electrical Engineering, University of Tulsa, 2003
Professional Experience
ASSIGNMENTS
Aug 2004 – Apr 2006; Thermal Analyst, National Air and Space Intelligence Center, WPAFB, Dayton, OH.
Apr 2006 – Aug 2007; Thermal R&D Program Manager, National Air and Space Intelligence Center, WPAFB, Dayton, OH.
Aug 2007 – May 2009; Student, Masters of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Air Force Institute of Technology, WPAFB, Dayton, OH.
June 2009 – June 2010; Chief, HPM Defensive Applications Section, Air Force Research Labs, Kirtland AFB, Albuquerque, NM.
June 2010 – July 2011; Chief, HPM Computational Physics Section, Air Force Research Labs, Kirtland AFB, Albuquerque, NM.
Aug 2011 – Sep 2014; Student, Doctor of Philosophy degree, Air Force Institute of Technology, WPAFB, Dayton, OH.
Sept 2014 – Feb 2015; Lead Engineer, Radar IPT, JSTARS Recapitalization, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Hanscom AFB, MA.
Feb 2015 – July 2017 Chief Engineer, Mission Systems Integration, JSTARS Recapitalization Division, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Hanscom AFB, MA.
July 2017 – July 2018; Deputy Chief Engineer, JSTARS Recapitalization Division, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Hanscom AFB, MA.
July 2018 – Present; Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, United States Air Force Academy, CO.
Honors & Awards
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
Meritorious Unit Award
AF Organizational Excellence Award
Air & Space Campaign Medal
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship
Research and Scholarly Interests
Electromagnetics, RADAR, Antennas, RF datalinks, Assistive Technology.
Publications
Neil G. Rogers, Michael Havrilla, Milo Hyde, and Alexander Knisely. “Nondestructive Electromagnetic Characterization of Uniaxial Sheet Media Using a Two-Flanged Rectangular Waveguide Probe.” IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement. PP. 1-1. 10.1109/TIM.2019.2925408. July 2019.
Neil Rogers and Michael Havrilla. Dyadic Green’s Functions for a Parallel Plate Waveguide Filled with Anisotropic Uniaxial Media.” Progress in Electromagnetics Research-B (PIERB), Vol. 63, 249-261. 2015.
Neil Rogers, Michael Havrilla, and Milo Hyde. A Nondestructive Technique for Determining Complex Permittivity and Permeability of Uniaxially Anisotropic Sheet Materials Using Two Flanged Rectangular Waveguides URSI National Radio Science Meeting. Memphis, TN. July 2014
Neil Rogers. Transmission Correction Term for Oblique Incidence Free-Space Measurements. Material Measurement Working Group. Boulder, CO. March 2014.