I recently gave a talk on EXOSIMS at the first ever Exoplanet Modeling and Analysis Center Workshop.
Congratulations to Kaitlyn Summey on Completing her MS Degree!
On August 30th, 2022, Kaitlyn Summey successfully defended her MS thesis in Aerospace Engineering. You can view her talk below, and a copy of her slides here. Congratulations to Kaitlyn!
Congratulations to Rachel Oliver on Passing her A Exam
Rachel Oliver successfully passed her A exam on 8/31/2022, marking the entrance into the dissertation phase of her degree program. The presentation can be viewed below, and the slides are available here.
SIOSlab at SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation 2022
Zvonimir Stojanovski, Corey Spohn, and Jackson Kulik all presented posters at this year’s Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation SPIE meeting.
Congratulations to Jackson Kulik on Passing his A Exam
Jackson Kulik successfully passed his A exam on 08/25/2022, marking the entrance into the dissertation phase of his degree program. The presentation can be viewed below, and the slides are available here.
Astrodynamics Makes for Pretty Pictures
A particularly cool thing in preliminary orbit design is something called ‘Lambert’s Problem’. The problem consists of finding all of the trajectories around a central body (F) patching points P1and P2. The points are points in space, but can also be at two
Congratulations to Grace Genszler on being Selected for the Matthew Isakowitz Fellowship
Grace Genszler is a member of the 2022 class of the Matthew Isakowitz Fellowship Program – a summer internship and executive mentorship program inspiring the next generation of commercial spaceflight leaders. The full announcement announcement is available here.
Congratulations to Duan Li on Passing Her A Exam!
Duan Li successfully passed her A exam, marking the entrance into the dissertation phase of her degree program. Duan’s public talk can be seen below.
Random Ramblings on Software Tools
Once in a while, we have a ‘tools’ discussion during group meetings to go over various research-adjacent software tools that can potentially make your life easier. In the latest iteration, we discussed version control with git, structuring portable filesystems with
Congratulations to Dr. Keithly!
Dean Keithly successfully passed his B exam on Friday 11/19. You can watch a recording of his talk here: