Doctor of Philosophy, Aerospace Engineering
The University of Texas at Austin, Cumulative GPA- 3.94/4.00
August 2016
Master of Science, Aerospace Engineering
The University of Texas at Austin, Cumulative GPA- 4.00/4.00
May 2009
Bachelor of Science, Aerospace Engineering with Honors
The University of Texas at Austin, Cumulative GPA- 3.84/4.00
May 2007
Academic Experience
Lander Systems Lead, Graduate Spacecraft Mission Design Team
Advisor: Dr. Wallace Fowler
01/2008 – 05/2008
- Placed 2nd in NASA’s National RASC-AL (Revolutionary Aerospace Concepts – Academic Linkage) Mission Design Competition
- Developed detailed lunar sample return mission proposal
Team Lead, Senior Design Class, Establishing GPS Reference Station
Advisors: Ben Harris and Dr. Ronald Stearman
01/2007 – 05/2007
- Led efforts to establish CORS-certified GPS Reference Station in UT Aerospace Building
Independent Research on GPS Relative Navigation
Advisor: Dr. Glenn Lightsey
09/2006 – 12/2006
- Conducted research on improving accuracy of GPS Relative Navigation measurements
Team Lead, Spacecraft Mission Design Team
Advisor: Dr. Wallace Fowler
09/2006 – 12/2006
- Developed mission proposal for testing deflection method of “rubble pile” asteroids
Courses
- Statistical Orbit Determination
- Celestial Mechanics
- Advanced Spacecraft Dynamics
- Optimal Control Theory
- Applied Orbital Mechanics
- Spacecraft Mission Design
- Satellite Geodesy