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Focus Area

Autonomous Systems

Education

PhD, Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University, 2003
MS, Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University, 1996
BS, Mechanical Engineering, Cornell University, 1995

Professional Experience

2018 - Present, Professor, Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado
2020 - 2024, Associate Chair for Departmental Affairs, Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado
2018 - 2022, Director, Autonomous Systems Interdisciplinary Research Theme (ASIRT)
2012 - 2018, Director, Research and Engineering Center for Unmanned Vehicles (RECUV)
2011 - 2018, Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado
2004 - 2011, Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado
2003 - 2004, Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Center for Collaborative Control of Unmanned Vehicles, University of California, Berkeley

Awards (selected)

Outstanding Mentor Award for Faculty Mentoring, Â鶹ӰԺ, 2023
H. Joseph Smead Faculty Fellow, 2014
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Associate Fellow, 2013
Provost's Faculty Achievement Award, 2009
NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award, 2009
The Chancellor's Award for Excellence in STEM Education, 2009-2010
Dean's Faculty Fellowship, Spring 2009
Young Engineer of the Year, AIAA Rocky Mountain Section, 2006

Research Interests

Networked heterogeneous unmanned aircraft systems, optimal distributed sensing by mobile robots, controlled mobility in ad-hoc sensor networks, miniature self-deploying systems, guidance and control of unmanned aircraft in complex atmospheric phenomena.
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