CPT Nijel Rogers, MS Instructor Chemistry & Life Science nijel.rogers [at] westpoint.edu About Education Research & Publications CPT Rogers is an instructor of general chemistry in the Department of Chemistry and Life Science. He commissioned as an engineer officer after earning a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the United States Military Academy (USMA) in 2015. He served as the Vertical Construction Platoon Leader within the 92nd Engineer Battalion and Headquarters Support Company Executive Officer, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion (HHBn), 3rd Infantry Division. CPT Rogers commanded Alpha Company, HHBn, Fort Jackson, SC, and served as the Aide-de-camp to the Deputy Commanding General of U.S. Army Central. He earned a M.S.E. in chemical engineering from Princeton University in 2024 before returning to USMA as an instructor. M.S.E., Chemical Engineering - Princeton UniversityM.S., Engineering Management - Missouri University of Science and TechnologyB.S., Chemical Engineering - United States Military Academy Current Research CPT Rogers’ graduate research focused on the application of non-thermal plasmas to chemically upcycle polystyrene into value-added chemicals, investigating the influence of reactor conditions on the yield and hydrogenation of generated products.