Christopher is a PhD student working on robot high-energy motion for unstructured environments (jumping on rocks). Christopher's research is sponsored by the Army Research Laboratory. Dr. Mario Harper serves as the research adviser.

Samantha is a PhD student working on physics-data-hybrid modeling and control of eVTOL (Vertical takeoff and landing) aircraft. Dr. Tianyi He serves as the research adviser.

Larry is a PhD student working on modeling and control of soft robotics. Dr. Tianyi He serves as the research adviser.

Metehan is a PhD student working on dynamic partitioning of multi-agent systems, data-driven distributed control, and their applications to networked multi-vehicle systems. Dr. Burak Sarsilmaz serves as the research adviser.

Braden is a PhD student working on tensor methods for nonlinear uncertainty propagation in astrodynamics. Dr. Jackson Kulik serves as the research adviser.

Spencer is a PhD student working on astrodynamics. Dr. Matt Harris serves as the research adviser.

Logan is a PhD student working on game theory, objective inference, and astrodynamics. Logan's research is sponsored by the Office of Naval Research. Dr. Matt Harris serves as the research adviser.

Allan is a PhD student working on high-order uncertainty propagation under stochastic dynamics. Dr. Jackson Kulik serves as the research adviser.

Jacob is a PhD student working on neuromorphic computing, event based sensing, and AI systems. Jacob's research is sponsored by the Department of Defense. Dr. Mario Harper serves as the research adviser.

Alex is a PhD student working on uncertainty propagation, multi-target tracking, and statistical testing in support of state estimation algorithms. Alex's research is sponsored by the Department of Defense. Dr. Jackson Kulik serves as the research adviser.

Kurt is a PhD student working on propulsion systems and collision avoidance in low earth orbit. Dr. Matt Harris serves as the research adviser in collaboration with Dr. Tony Whitmore.

Mason is a PhD student working on planning for large satellite constellations seeking to track moving objects with motion uncertainties. Mason is also an employee at the Space Dynamics Laboratory. Dr. Greg Droge serves as the research adviser.

Isaac is a PhD student working on simulation systems, reinforcement learning and robotics. His research is sponsored by the Department of Defense. Dr. Mario Harper serves as the research adviser.

Akalu is a PhD student working on distributed control of multi-agent systems subject to input and state constraints. Dr. Burak Sarsilmaz serves as the research adviser.

Dalton is an MS student working on metaheuristic planning approaches for large satellite constellations performing earth sensing missions. Dalton is also an employee at the Space Dynamics Laboratory. Dr. Greg Droge serves as the research adviser.

Zack is an MS student working on sensor fusion algorithms. His work is supported by the Department of Defense. Dr. Jackson Kulik serves as the research adviser.

Jd is an MS student working on the design and control of trajectories in a three-body gravitational field. Dr. Matt Harris serves as the research adviser.

Ryan is an MS student working on tracking of satellites. His work is supported by the Department of Defense. Dr. Jackson Kulik serves as the research adviser.

Chandler is an MS student working on AI systems, autonomous vehicles, and data analytics. Dr. Mario Harper serves as the research adviser. 

Mitch is an MS student working on VTOL aircraft and flight control. Dr. Tianyi He serves as the research adviser. 

Ben is an MS student working on resilient trajectory planning and control. Dr. Burak Sarsilmaz serves as the research adviser.

Gabe is a BS student working on high-fidelity electrified roadway and vehicle autonomy models. Gabe is sponsored by the National Science Foundation. Dr. Mario Harper serves as the research advisor.

Josh is a BS student working on UAV planning and control under uncertainty. Josh is sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the Department of Defense. Dr. Greg Droge serves as the research advisor.

Tony is a BS student working on unmanned systems task allocation constrained operations. Tony is sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the Department of Defense. Dr. Greg Droge serves as the research advisor.

Jayse is a BS student working on unmanned systems task allocation constrained operations. Jayse is sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the Department of Defense. Dr. Greg Droge serves as the research advisor.

Topher is a BS student working on unmanned systems task allocation constrained operations. Topher is sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the Department of Defense. Dr. Greg Droge serves as the research advisor.

Gavin is a BS student working on energy management systems for smart communities. Gavin is sponsored by the Department of Energy. Dr. Greg Droge serves as the research advisor.

James completed his PhD in 2025 working on, "Metaheuristic planning for vehicle fleets with kinematic, uncertain, and battery constraints." James's research was sponsored by the department of Defense and the NSF. After graduating, he bag working as a Senior GNC Engineer at Knightwerx. Dr. Greg Droge served as the research advisor.

Tim completed his MS in 2025 working on, "Optimal distributed energy resource control and scheduling in a microgrid framework." Tim's research was sponsored by the department of Energy. After graduating, he began working as an algorithm developer at Toyon Research. Dr. Greg Droge served as the research advisor.

Derek completed his MS in 2025 working on, "An Ant-Colony Approach to Scheduling Charging Sessions of Electric Vehicle Fleets with Heterogeneous Scheduling Constraints." Derek's research was sponsored by the department of Energy. After graduating, he began working as an engineer at PacifiCorp. Dr. Greg Droge served as the research advisor.

John completed his PhD in 2024 working on finite and pre-defined time controllers for spacecraft relative motion. John’s research was sponsored by Space Dynamics Laboratory. After graduating, he began working as an engineer at Space Dynamics Laboratory. Dr. Matt Harris served as the research advisor.

Justin completed his PhD in 2024 working on, "Scheduling Charging for Fleets of Battery Electric Vehicles: Techniques for Modeling and Real-time Operation." After graduating, he began working at Torch Technologies as a Systems Engineer. Justin's research was sponsored by the department of Energy. Dr. Greg Droge served as the research advisor.

Alex completed his MS working on grid utilization for battery electric bus charging. Dr. Greg Droge served as the research advisor. 

Austin completed his PhD in 2022 on Path Planning for Aircraft Under Threat of Detection from Ground-based Radar with Uncertainty in Aircraft and Radar States. After graduation, he began working for Blue Origin. Dr. Greg Droge served as the research adviser. 

Dan completed his MS in 2025 on the design and modeling of exskelton mobility device for disabled people. After graduation, he works at USU's Institute for Disability Research. Dr. Tianyi He was his thesis advisor.  

Clayton completed his MS in 2024 on the development and control of eVTOL aircraft. After gradution, he began working for Northrop Grumman. Dr. Tianyi He served as the research adviser.

Skylar completed his PhD in 2023 on Mission Applicable Planning Techniques for Cooperative and LEO Spacecraft Constellations. After graduation, he continued working at Viasat. Dr. Greg Droge served as the research adviser.

Tyler completed his MS in 2025 on techniques for solving dynamic Nash games. Tyler's research was sponsored by the Office of Naval Research. After graduating, he continued working outdoors with his dad doing construction. Dr. Matt Harris serves as the research adviser.

Anthoney completed his MS in 2024 working on large-scale, stochastic, multi-level optimization of energy systems. Anthoney’s research was sponsored by the Department of Energy. After graduating, he began working as an engineer at Epic Systems Corporation. Dr. Matt Harris served as the research adviser.

Olli completed his PhD in 2023 on convexity applications in nonlinear control and game theory. Olli’s research was sponsored by the Office of Naval Research. After graduating, he began working as a controls engineer at Autonomous Solutions, Inc. Dr. Matt Harris served as the research adviser.

Sheril completed his PhD in 2021 on relaxation techniques for computational guidance. Sheril’s research was sponsored by NASA. After graduating, he began working as a senior system design engineer at Torc Robotics, Inc. Dr. Matt Harris served as the research adviser.

Brian completed his MS in 2020 on Behavior-based MPC for Formation Control.  Dr. Greg Droge served as the research advisor. 

Ben completed his PhD in 2025 on aerodynamics and control of aircraft with a rotating tail. Ben’s research was sponsored by the United States Air Force. After graduating, he began working as a flight controls engineer at General Atomics Aeronautical Systems. Dr. Matt Harris serves as the research adviser in collaboration with Dr. Doug Hunsaker.

Tyson completed his PhD working on satellite formation flight control using virtual structures and model predictive control (MPC). Tyson is also an employee at the Space Dynamics Laboratory. Dr. Greg Droge served as the research adviser.

Nathan completed his PhD in 2023 on optimization and analytical dynamics approaches to constrained spacecraft relative motion. Nathan’s research was sponsored by the United States Air Force. After graduating, he began working as a research engineer at the Air Force Research Laboratory. Dr. Matt Harris served as the research adviser.