Blake A. Rogers

Blake Rogers earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering and Mathematics from the University of Tennessee in August of 2009. Upon graduation he continued his education at Purdue University where he received his Master of Science in Aeronautics and Astronautics degree in May of 2011. He has been teaching Algebra and Calculus courses in the Purdue University Department of Mathematics since August 2009.

Blake is currently a Ph.D. student at Purdue in the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics. His research interests include trajectory design and optimization for cycling spacecraft. Cycling spacecraft trajectories use gravitational assists to perpetually encounter two or more bodies using relatively small amounts of propellant. These types of trajectories are useful when large masses need to be transported between the bodies, such as, for example, multiple human Mars missions.