Principal Investigator
Dr. Xiaoli Bai is a leading expert in the field of astrodynamics. As an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, she actively researches and develops new technologies to advance our understanding of space exploration. Dr. Bai is a recipient of numerous awards and recognitions, including the 2019 NASA Early Career Faculty Award, the 2016 Air Force Office of Scientific Research Young Investigator Research Program award, the Outstanding Young Aerospace Engineer Award from Texas A&M University in 2018, and the A. Water Tyson Assistant Professor Award from Rutgers in 2018. She is also an Associate Fellow for the Class of 2021 in the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and a recipient of the prestigious Amelia Earhart Fellowship.
Current Members
Yiran Wang: Ph.D. candidate
Rabiul Hasan Kabir: Ph.D. candidate
Basil Khan: Ph.D. student
Jonathan Laberov: undergraduate
Jacen Nisbet: undergraduate
Alumni
Dr. Hao Peng, Assistant Professor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Dr. Hongwei Yang, Associate Professor at Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China
Dr. Gaura Misra, Omron Research Center of America
Dr. Liyang Wang, the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd.
Mr. Daniel Gore, continued with a Ph.D. at Columbia University
Mr. Jullian Rivera, continued with a Ph.D. at UT Austin
Mr. Tianyu Gao, China Electric Power Research Institute
Mr. Alex Goldberg, Kaman Air Vehicles