Lt. Col. Kurt Rouser earned a B.S. in Aeronautical Engineering from the USAF Academy (USAFA) in 1995. From 1995-1998, he served as Turbine Engine Technology Analyst in the National Air Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH. From 1998-2000, he was assigned to the Propulsion Directorate, Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center (OC-ALC), Tinker AFB, OK as TF-33 Maintenance Engineer, Lead TF-33 Test Engineer and Executive Officer. In 1999, he completed an M.S. in Aviation Science from OK State University, where he subsequently became an adjunct professor. In 2000, he was reassigned to the KC-135 System Program Office, OC-ALC, as Lead Depot Standardization Engineer and began teaching at Southeastern OK State University. In 2002, he completed an M.S. in Aeronautical Engineering at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) and began teaching in the Department of Aeronautics at USAFA. In 2005, he reported to the Arnold Engineering Development Center, Arnold AFB, TN where he served as Aeropropulsion Test Technology Project Engineer and Operations Officer for turbine engine testing in the 717th Test Squadron. In 2008, he returned to AFIT and completed a PhD in Mechanical Engineering in 2012. He subsequently returned to the USAFA Department of Aeronautics, where he is currently Assistant Professor. In 2014, he joined the Dean of the Faculty staff as Deputy Associate Dean for Educational Innovation, where he is responsible for a staff of six directors for instructional design, educational technology, academic assessment, faculty development, the Academy Scholars Program, and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Program.