AAS Spaceflight Mechanics Committee Members

Dr. Nagavenkat Adurthi (2026)
Navigation Engineer
Blue Origin
Kent, WA
n.adurthi(AT)gmail.com

Dr. Maruthi Akella (2027)
The University of Texas at Austin
2617 Wichita Street, C0600
Austin, TX 78712-1221
makella(AT)mail.utexas.edu

Dr. Davide Amato (2028)
Department of Aeronautics
Imperial College London
South Kensington Campus
SW7 2AZ, London, UK
+44 (0) 20 7594 1188
d.amato(AT)imperial.ac.uk

Dr. Nicola Baresi (2025)
Surrey Space Centre
University of Surrey
BA Building, Office 1901
GU2 7XH, Guildford, Surrey, UK
n.baresi(AT)surrey.ac.uk

Dr. Ryne Beeson (2028)
Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
ryne@princeton.edu

Dr. Christopher Binz (2025)
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
Bldg A59, Room 215
4555 Overlook Ave SW
Washington, DC 20375
(202) 767-0701
christopher.binz(AT)nrl.navy.mil

Dr. Brian Biswell (2027)
Flight Design Engineer
Blue Origin
Kent, WA
dr.biswell(AT)gmail.com

Dr. Natasha Bosanac (2025, extended)
Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research
Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences
University of Colorado Boulder
431 UCB, Boulder CO 80309
Office: ECNT 418
(303) 492-7061
natasha.bosanac(AT)colorado.edu

Dr. Eleonora Botta (2027)
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
211 Bell Hall
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY 14260
ebotta(AT)buffalo.edu

Dr. John Christian (2025, extended)
Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 110 8th Street
Troy, NY 12180-3590
(518) 276-8024
chrisj9(AT)rpi.edu

Dr. Christopher D'Souza (2028)




chris.dsouza-1(AT)nasa.gov

Dr. Roshan Eapen (2026)
Aerospace Engineering
The Pennsylvania State University
233B Hammond Bldg.
University Park, PA 16802
(814) 863 7457
reapen(AT)psu.edu

Dr. Anthony Genova (2028, Historian)
Spaceflight Division
NASA Ames Research Center
Moffett Field, CA
Anthony.Genova@nasa.gov

Dr. Brian Gunter (2027)
Associate Professor
Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
620 Cherry Street NW
Atlanta, GA 30332-0150
bgunter8(AT)gatech.edu

Dr. Davide Guzzetti (2026)
(Treasurer)
Assistant Professor
Department of Aerospace Engineering
Auburn University
211 Davis Hall,
Auburn AL 36849.
(334) 844-5277
dzg0029(AT)auburn.edu

Dr. Sonia Hernandez (2029)

Dr. Isabelle Jean (2026)
(Secretary)
Systems Engineer
Canadian Space Agency
6767 Route de l’Aeroport
Saint-Hubert, QC, Canada
isabelle.jean(AT)canada.ca

Ms. Heather Koehler (2028)
NASA Technical Fellow for Flight Mechanics
Marshall Space Flight Center
Bldg 4203/5407 Mailstop C104
MSFC, AL, 35812
256-617-3194
heather.koehler@nasa.gov

Dr. Hang Woon Lee (2028)
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
West Virginia University
1306 Evansdale Drive
Morgantown, WV 26506
(304) 293-2119
hangwoon.lee@mail.wvu.edu

Dr. Jason Leonard (2026)
Jason.Leonard(AT)kinetx.com

Dr. Manoranjan Majji (2024, extended)
Associate Professor
Aerospace Engineering
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843-3141
(979) 845-3912
mmajji(AT)tamu.edu

Dr. Belinda G. Marchand (2024, extended)
Progalaxia, LLC
815 Brazos Street, Suite A #282
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 992-1850
belinda.marchand(AT)progalaxia.com

Dr. Robert Melton (2025)
Pennsylvania State University
Department of Aerospace Engineering
229 Hammond Bldg
University Park, PA 16802
(814) 865-1185
rgmelton(AT)psu.edu

Dr. Kenshiro Oguri (2029)
Assistant Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
koguri(AT)purdue.edu

Dr. Jeffrey Parker (2025)
Advanced Space, LLC.
1400 W 122nd Ave Suite 200
Westminster, CO, 80234
parker(AT)advanced-space.com

Dr. Thomas Pavlak (2028)
thomas.a.pavlak(AT)jpl.nasa.gov

Ms. Lisa Policastri (2028)
Co-Founder
Space Exploration Engineering, LLC
324 Main St. #173
Laurel, MD 20725
lisa(AT)see.com

Dr. Simone Servadio (2029)
Assistant Professor
Department of Aerospace Engineering
Iowa State University
2233 Howe, 537 Bissell Rd., Ames, IA 50011
(515) 294-4256
servadio(AT)iastate.edu

Dr. Cody Short (2029)
Principal Astrodynamicist
Ansys
220 Valley Creek Blvd
Exton, PA 19341
(765) 427-2750
cody.short(AT)ansys.com

Dr. Shaun Stewart (2029)

Dr. Ehsan Taheri (2027)
Assistant Professor
Department of Aerospace Engineering
Auburn University
211 Davis Hall,
Auburn AL 36849
etaheri(AT)auburn.edu

Dr. Steve Ulrich (2028)
steve.ulrich(AT)carleton.ca

Dr. Mar Vaquero (2025)
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Mail Stop 301-121
4800 Oak Grove Dr.
Pasadena, CA 91109
(818) 354-5670
Mar.Vaquero(AT)jpl.nasa.gov

Dr. Robyn Woollands (2029)
Assistant Professor
Department of Aerospace Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, IL
rmw(AT)illinois.edu

Dr. Renato Zanetti (2027)
The University of Texas at Austin
2617 Wichita Street, C0600
Austin, TX 78712-1221
renato(AT)utexas.edu