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Focus Area

Remote Sensing, Earth, & Space Sciences
Vehicle Systems
Astrodynamics & Satellite Navigation

Education

Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado, 1994
M.S., Electrical Engineering, ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado, 1990
B.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering, Clarkson ³Ô¹ÏÍø, 1987

Professional Experience

2013 - Present, Professor, Aerospace Engineering Sciences, ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado
2014 - 2017, Associate Dean for Research, College of Engineering and Applied Science, ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado
2011 - 2014, Associate Chair for Undergraduate Affairs, Aerospace Engineering Sciences, ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado
2008 - 2013, Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering Sciences, ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado
2001 - 2008, Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering Sciences, ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado
1995 - 1997, Postdoctoral Researcher, National Center for Atmospheric Research, High Altitude Observatory

Awards (selected)

Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (2023)
Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award, College of Engineering and Applied Science (2019)
Distinguished Performance, Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences (2016)
Victor Charles Schelke Endowed Professor (2014)
Inaugural Aerospace Engineering Sciences Service Award (2014)
³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado Emerging Leaders Program Fellow (2012)
Erskine Fellowship, ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Canterbury (2009)
NASA Group Achievement Award – TIMED mission (2008)
Dean's Award for Outstanding Junior Faculty, ³Ô¹ÏÍø of Colorado (2007)
AIAA Rocky Mountain Section Educator of the Year (2007)
College of Engineering & Applied Science's Dean's Award for Outstanding Junior Faculty (2007)
NSF CAREER Award (2005)
Dean's Teaching Excellence Award (2005)
Sigma Xi Northwest Regional Young Investigator (2004 & 2005)

Research Interests

Design, construction, deployment and operation of small satellite systemsÌý
Remote sensing of the thermosphere and ionosphere
Meteor radar design and operation
Arctic and Antarctic UAS measurement systems