AAS Spaceflight Mechanics Technical Chair Sub-Committee Members

Current Committee Members, last updated Feb 2021.
Term expiration dates are in parentheses.

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

portrait Dr. Nagavenkat Adurthi (2026)
Navigation Engineer
Blue Origin
Kent, WA
n.adurthi(AT)gmail.com
portrait Dr. Terry Alfriend (2023)
Texas A&M University
701 H.R. Bright Bldg
College Station, TX 77843-3141
alfriend(AT)tamu.edu
portrait Dr. Nicola Baresi (2025)
(Historian)
Surrey Space Centre
University of Surrey
BA Building, Office 1901
GU2 7XH, Guildford, Surrey, UK
n.baresi(AT)surrey.ac.uk
portrait Dr. Brian Biswell (2027)
Flight Design Engineer
Blue Origin
Kent, WA
dr.biswell(AT)gmail.com
Dr. Natasha Bosanac (2023)
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
portrait 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
portrait Dr. Arnaud Boutonnet (2024)
Mission Analysis Section
ESA/HSO/GFA
ESOC
Robert-Bosch-Str. 5
D-64293 Darmstadt, Germany
Arnaud.Boutonnet(AT)esa.int
portrait Dr. Roshan Eapen (2026)
(Treasurer)
Aerospace Engineering
The Pennsylvania State University
233B Hammond Bldg.
University Park, PA 16802
(814) 863 7457
reapen(AT)psu.edu
portrait Dr. Sonia Hernandez (2023, extended)
Principal Engineer
Continuum Space Systems
600 Playhouse Alley
Pasadena, CA 91101
sonia.hernandez@continuum-space.com
portrait Dr. Isabelle Jean (2026)
Systems Engineer
Canadian Space Agency
6767 Route de l’Aeroport
Saint-Hubert, QC, Canada
isabelle.jean(AT)canada.ca
Dr. Jason Leonard (2026)
Jason.Leonard(AT)kinetx.com
portrait 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. Kamesh Subbarao (2023)
(Chair Elect)
The University of Texas at Arlington
500 W. First St., Box 19018, 211 Woolf Hall
Arlington, TX 76019, USA
(817) 272-7467
subbarao(AT)uta.edu
portrait Dr. Ehsan Taheri (2027)
Assistant Professor
Department of Aerospace Engineering
Auburn University
211 Davis Hall,
Auburn AL 36849
etaheri(AT)auburn.edu
portrait Dr. Powtawche N. Valerino (2024)
Guidance, Navigation and Mission Analysis Branch (EV42)
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
4600 Rideout Road, Room 4413
Huntsville, AL 35812
powtawche.n.valerino(AT)nasa.gov
Dr. Ryan Woolley (2023)
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
4800 Oak Grove Dr.
Pasadena, CA 91109
woolley(AT)jpl.nasa.gov