|
CV: Post-doctoral Research Associate
Printer Friendly
PDF Version
Save as RSS
Date Submitted: Last Modified: Current job: Employment Term: Job location: Date available: Industry: KeywordsWork Experience
February 2010 -- present: post-doctoral research associate at the Asher Space Research Institute, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Technion -- Israel Institute of Technology, under the supervision of Professor Pini Gurfil.
Mitigating the effects of zonal harmonics on the absolute and relative orbits of artificial satellites by using analytical and numerical techniques. Direct application: accurate initialization for cluster flying in order to achieve close proximity during long periods of time, without any control inputs.
Developing a new model for numerical integration of the absolute orbits in the presence of perturbations in order to improve the accuracy and the speed of integration. Direct application: inertial orbit initialization and control.
Developing new analytical models for station-keeping and formation-keeping. Direct application: reduced fuel consumption, lifetime extension.
February 2004 -- January 2010: Technical University Gheorghe Asachi Iasi, Romania. Lecturer in the Department of Theoretical Mechanics.
Besides teaching, I was carrying out research in fundamental Astrodynamics, nonlinear problems in Classical Mechanics (the Foucault Pendulum, Kepler problem in rotating reference frames, relative orbital motion), fundamental Rigid Body Kinematics (with the focus on attitude kinematics and mathematical models in robotics) and nonlinear differential equations in Applied Mathematics.
September 1999 -- February 2004: Emil Racovita National College, Iasi, Romania. Lecturer in mathematics.
Besides teaching, I was preparing the Romanian team for the International Olympiad of Mathematics and I was a committee member of the National Olympiad of Mathematics for the Iasi district.
Education
October 2006 -- January 2010: Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering, Technical University Gheorghe Asachi Iasi, Romania. Thesis title: Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Formulations in Relative Orbital Dynamics. Applications to Spacecraft Formation-Flying and Satellite Constellations. Advisor: Professor Alfred Braier.
October 2005 -- June 2006: M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering, Technical University Gheorghe Asachi Iasi, Romania. Dissertation Title: Relative Orbital Motion in Keplerian Force Fields. Applications in Space Rendezvous Missions. Advisor: Professor Daniel Condurache.
October 1995 -- June 1999: B.Sc. in Pure Mathematics, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Iasi, Romania. Dissertation title: Viability of Differential Inclusions. Advisor: Professor Ovidiu Carja.
Professional Service & Membership
Reviewer for Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, published by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Since 2008: member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
Since 2001: member of the Romanian Mathematical Society (Societatea de Stiinte Matematice din Romania) (SSMR)
Selected Refereed Journal Papers
Selected Refereed Conference Papers
Teaching Experience
February 2004 -- January 2010:
o Lectures and tutorials in Theoretical Mechanics, at the Faculties of Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering and Civil Engineering, at the Technical University Gheorghe Asachi Iasi, Romania.
o Lectures and tutorials in Fundamentals of Robotics, Faculty of Computer Engineering, Technical University "Gheorghe Asachi", Iasi, Romania.
o Lectures and tutorials in System Modelling and Simulation, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Technical University "Gheorghe Asachi", Iasi, Romania.
o Lectures and tutorials in Simulation of Mechanical Systems, Faculty of Automatic Control and Computer Engineering, Technical University "Gheorghe Asachi", Iasi, Romania.
o Tutorials in Linear Algebra and Analytic Geometry, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Technical University "Gheorghe Asachi", Iasi, Romania.
September 1999 -- February 2004:
o Lectures in Mathematics, Emil Racovita National College, Iasi, Romania.
Computer Skills
Matlab, STK (Satellite ToolKit), Maple, Mathematica, Scilab.
Language Skills
English -- spoken (excellent), written (excellent), reading (excellent)
French -- spoken (excellent), written (excellent), reading (excellent)
Italian -- spoken (basic), written (basic), understanding (good)
Hebrew -- basic conversational level
Referees
Professor Pini Gurfil, Technion -- Israel Institute of Technology.
E-mail: pgurfil(at)technion.ac.il
Professor Daniel Condurache, Technical University "Gheorghe Asachi", Iasi, Romania.
E-mail: daniel.condurache(at)gmail.com
Dr. Alexander Kogan, Technion -- Israel Institute of Technology.
E-mail: akogan(at)tx.technion.ac.il
Registering is the only way of posting vacancies and obtaining contact details of candidates in our CV database.
All it takes is a few minutes and a credit card (Visa or American Express). To sign-up to this service, simply click on the Register link and fill in the form. You will then have instant access to our system after on-line payment where you will be able to complete the transaction in either US Dollars, UK Pounds or Euros.
All online credit/debit card transitions are handled through our secure third party payment processors at WorldPay. Worldpay are part of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group, the 5th biggest banking group in the world, WorldPay payment solutions are trusted by thousands of businesses, big and small worldwide.
Pricing starts at €450 (approx £400 or US$500 - use the convert tool for an exact conversion) for one month unlimited job postings and unlimited CV database access (for one user), with package discounts available if you have more permanent recruiting needs. For example, a Gold subscription will give you unlimited jobs posting and unlimited CV database access for one year at just over €250 per month!
2018 Pricing Structure (excluding VAT):
| 1 month - Discovery | 450 euros | convert |
| 3 months - Bronze | 1150 euros | convert |
| 6 months - Silver | 1950 euros | convert |
| 12 months - Gold | 3200 euros | convert |
If online payment is not convenient, give us a call at +33(0)562211007 or send us an email at sales@space-careers.com. We will set up an account for you and invoice you. Note that you can also pay through PayPal.
Please note that the posting of academic positions is free of charge. All you need to do is email us your job description and we will post it for you.
VAT:
Spacelinks is based in France so the following European Union regulations regarding electronic commerce apply:
- if your business is located outside the EU, VAT does not apply to you
- if your business is located in France, you will be charged a 20% VAT
- if your business is located in the EU and you don't have a valid VAT registration number, you will be charged a 20% VAT
- if your business is located in the EU and you do have a valid VAT registration number, you won't be charged VAT provided you give us your VAT number (mandatory for invoicing)
Support:
For sales enquiries and general information, you can call us on +33(0)562211007.
Support is available Mon-Fri on +33(0)562211007 or via email. Out-of-hours support is provided only via email.
Please also note that we are located in France. Our normal office hours are 09:00 to 18:00 Monday to Friday. France timezone is GMT+1.
Warning:
We are very serious about our job seekers privacy so only legitimate recruiters and employers are eligible for a recruiter account. All subscriptions requests will be manually approved and recruiter accounts constantly monitored. Users who enter inaccurate or incomplete information will not gain access to post jobs or search resumes. Sharing of login details with a third party will result in the suspension of the recruiter's account with no subscription refund.
Recruitment agencies are only eligible for a Gold package and recruitment agencies recruiting for companies already using Space Careers will not be accepted.
To ensure you are approved, please include the following on your application:
* The website address of your Company. Under construction websites will be rejected.
* Email - Must end in @yourcompany.com. Applications using free email accounts such as Hotmail, Yahoo or Gmail will be rejected.
Individual exceptions can be made on a case by case basis by emailing sales@space-careers.com. Accounts found not to be in compliance will be deleted.
