Faculty
![Professor Iain D. Boyd](https://www.colorado.edu/lab/ngpdl/sites/default/files/styles/large_square_thumbnail/public/people/boyd-casual.jpg?itok=6TexHpqs)
Iain D. Boyd
H. T. Sears Memorial Professor • Director, National Security Initiatives • Director, Hypersonic Vehicles Interdisciplinary Research Theme
Aerospace Engineering Sciences
Affiliates
![Aiken](https://www.colorado.edu/lab/ngpdl/sites/default/files/styles/large_square_thumbnail/public/people/aiken_photo.png?itok=FjBvX29D)
Timothy T. Aiken
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Center for National Security Initiatives
Aerospace Engineering Sciences
![Daniel Adrienko](https://www.colorado.edu/lab/ngpdl/sites/default/files/styles/large_square_thumbnail/public/people/daniil-crop.png?itok=ENkEWWys)
Daniil Andrienko
Senior Research Associate, Center for National Security Initiatives
RESEARCH & INNOVATION OFFICE
![Nicholas Campbell](https://www.colorado.edu/lab/ngpdl/sites/default/files/styles/large_square_thumbnail/public/people/cropped_head.png?itok=2GVyd7fW)
Nicholas S. Campbell
Research Associate II in Hypersonics, Center for National Security Initiatives
Aerospace Engineering Sciences
![Professor John Evans](https://www.colorado.edu/lab/ngpdl/sites/default/files/styles/large_square_thumbnail/public/people/john_evans_cropped.jpg_copy.png?itok=uMZUbw-o)
John A. Evans
Assistant Professor • Jack Rominger Faculty Fellow
Aerospace Engineering Sciences
![Eric Sutton](https://www.colorado.edu/lab/ngpdl/sites/default/files/styles/large_square_thumbnail/public/people/img_2752.jpg?itok=upb-9TzF)
Eric K. Sutton
Senior Research Associate
Space Weather Technology Research and Education Center
Post-Doctoral Fellows
![Ross S. Chaudhry](https://www.colorado.edu/lab/ngpdl/sites/default/files/styles/large_square_thumbnail/public/people/chaudhry.jpg?itok=V6yTIYb-)
Ross S. Chaudhry
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Aerospace Engineering Sciences
Ph.D. Students
![Nick Carter](https://www.colorado.edu/lab/ngpdl/sites/default/files/styles/large_square_thumbnail/public/people/carter_nick.jpeg?itok=20h6OpUB)
Nicholas Carter
Doctoral Pre-Candidate
Aerospace Engineering Sciences
![Jennifer Horing](https://www.colorado.edu/lab/ngpdl/sites/default/files/styles/large_square_thumbnail/public/people/jen_horing.jpg?itok=KC711yTG)
Jennifer A. Horing
Doctoral Candidate • NDSEG Fellow • Smead Scholar
Aerospace Engineering Sciences
![Cate Leszcz](https://www.colorado.edu/lab/ngpdl/sites/default/files/styles/large_square_thumbnail/public/people/cate.png?itok=GmPcwRXG)
Cate Leszcz
Doctoral Student • NSF GRFP Fellow • Smead Scholar
Aerospace Engineering Sciences
![Charles Lipscomb](https://www.colorado.edu/lab/ngpdl/sites/default/files/styles/large_square_thumbnail/public/people/charleslipscomb.jpeg?itok=S519Cfv2)
Charles P. Lipscomb
Doctoral Pre-Candidate
Aerospace Engineering Sciences
![Manchikanti](https://www.colorado.edu/lab/ngpdl/sites/default/files/styles/large_square_thumbnail/public/people/sindhu_manchikanti_0.jpg?itok=evHpVsbh)
Sindhu Manchikanti
Doctoral Pre-Candidate
Aerospace Engineering Sciences
![Kal Monroe](https://www.colorado.edu/lab/ngpdl/sites/default/files/styles/large_square_thumbnail/public/people/1dec2f4c-f0f7-42d3-aac8-8a30c35026bc_1_105_c.jpeg?itok=igRPu6pR)
Kal Monroe
Doctoral Pre-Candidate • NSF GRFP Fellow
Aerospace Engineering Sciences
![James Nichols](https://www.colorado.edu/lab/ngpdl/sites/default/files/styles/large_square_thumbnail/public/people/img_2918.jpg?itok=JVI1tXyi)
James T. Nichols
Doctoral Candidate • NSF GRFP Fellow
Aerospace Engineering Sciences
![Marisa Petrusky](https://www.colorado.edu/lab/ngpdl/sites/default/files/styles/large_square_thumbnail/public/people/marisa_headshot.jpg?itok=L8VYHZuN)
Marisa Petrusky
Doctoral Pre-Candidate • NSF GRFP Fellow
Aerospace Engineering Sciences
![Jens Rataczak](https://www.colorado.edu/lab/ngpdl/sites/default/files/styles/large_square_thumbnail/public/people/jens_rataczak-5x7.png?itok=cXn8ywpg)
Jens A. Rataczak
Doctoral Candidate • NSTGRO Fellow
Aerospace Engineering Sciences
![Michaell Sands](https://www.colorado.edu/lab/ngpdl/sites/default/files/styles/large_square_thumbnail/public/people/img_0492.jpg?itok=s-IXECgg)
Michael Sands
Doctoral Pre-Candidate
Chemistry
![Matthew Stasiukevicius](https://www.colorado.edu/lab/ngpdl/sites/default/files/styles/large_square_thumbnail/public/people/stasiukevicius_matthew_0.jpg?itok=UOvTd6J1)
Matthew Stasiukevicius
Doctoral Pre-Candidate
Aerospace Engineering Sciences
![Amin Taziny](https://www.colorado.edu/lab/ngpdl/sites/default/files/styles/large_square_thumbnail/public/people/amin-taziny_0.jpg?itok=jLNglCxp)
Amin Taziny
Doctoral Candidate • GAANN Fellow
Aerospace Engineering Sciences
![Mitchell Wall](https://www.colorado.edu/lab/ngpdl/sites/default/files/styles/large_square_thumbnail/public/people/unnamed-3.jpg?itok=1GukYDwZ)
Mitchell Wall
Doctoral Pre-Candidate • NDSEG Fellow • Smead Scholar
Aerospace Engineering Sciences
![Alec](https://www.colorado.edu/lab/ngpdl/sites/default/files/styles/large_square_thumbnail/public/people/img_9432.jpg?itok=7f72v5Ij)
Alec Yenawine
Doctoral Student
Aerospace Engineering Sciences