CV: Graduate Research Assistant
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Candidate Profile
 Date Submitted: | 30-04-2008 |
| Last Modified: | 30-04-2008 (06:48) |
CV
Education
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
Doctor of Philosophy
Aerospace Engineering (Orbital Mechanics), 2010.
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
Master of Science
Aerospace Engineering (Astronautics), August 2003.
Bachelor of Science (High Honors)
Aerospace Engineering (Astronautics), December 2001.
Honors
NASA Space Act Award (2007)
Fredrick Gordon Scholarship (2001-2003)
Bartlett Scholarship (2000-2001)
Work Experience
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
Research Assistant, August 2004-Present
Designed and implemented a new generalized Spacecraft Trajectory Optimization software tool, named Copernicus, that allows the user to solve for optimal transfer trajectories in ephemeris and user-defined gravity models. Copernicus is currently being used by NASA-Johnson Space Center in designing the Return to the Moon mission.
Assistant Instructor for Space Application Laboratory, January 2008 - May 2008
Was solely responsible for preparing and delivering lectures on numerical techniques in Orbital Mechanics. Students were taught how to use Matlab and STK, along with other necessary programming skills and techniques needed to solve real orbital mechanics problems.
Teaching Assistant, Janaury 2004-December 2006
Held several teaching assistant positions, including Spacecraft Dynamics, Advanced Orbital Mechanics and Statics. Held weekly discussion sessions for students; assisted them with their work Assignments and research projects.
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
Research Assistant, January 2003-May 2003.
Directed research on Earth-Moon Liberation Points, L4 and L5; studied the dynamics near the Lagrange points; analyzed different trajectories from LEO to find the optimal trajectory to deploy a spacecraft at L4 or L5, using lunar gravity assist.
Teaching Assistant for Spacecraft Mission Analysis and Design, January 2003-May 2003.
Lead a weekly seminar for undergraduate students, guided them through their Spacecraft Design Term Projects; assisted students through their work assignments; and graded students’ work.
Teaching Assistant for Astronautics and Space Environment II, August 2001-December 2001.
Held office hours to assist students with their work assignments and research projects; graded students’ assignments and exams.
Projects
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
USC Micro-Satellite Program; August 2000-December 2001.
Designed the basic circuit for the micro-satellite power system; performed preliminary orbit selection and analysis for the spacecraft.
Airplane Design Team; January 2000-December 2001.
Designed a model aircraft for the national Design-Build-Fly competition; designed an Excel program to calculate dimensional parameters of any aircraft, given arbitrary initial requirements.
Computer Skills
Proficient in FORTRAN, MATLAB and Microsoft Excel Programming.
Proficient in I-DEAS design software, Microsoft Power Point and Word.
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