2022 Graduates
Yana Charoenboonvivat
MS AE 05/22
PhD Student
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA
Lacey Littleton
MS AE 05/22
Flight System Systems Engineer
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, CA
2021 Graduates
Abhijit Harathi
MS AE 05/21
Guidance, Navigation, and Control Engineer
Northrop Grumman
Dulles, VA
Maximilian Kolhof
MS AE 12/21
Guidance, Navigation, and Control Engineer
Launcher
Hawthorne, CA
2020 Graduates
2019 Graduates
Hisham Ali
PhD AE 05/19
Research Engineer, Georgia Tech
John Amin
MS AE 12/19
Julian Brew
PhD AE 12/19
Matthew Harwood
MS AE 05/19
Dragon Controller, SpaceX
Ulises Eduardo Núñez Garzón
MS AE 12/19
PhD Candidate
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA
Jacob Payne
MS AE 12/19
Satellite Systems Engineer
Blue Canyon Technologies, Colorado
Adam Sidor
PhD AE 08/19
NASA Johnson Space Center
Houston, TX
2018 Graduates
Andris Jaunzemis
PhD AE 05/2018
Senior Technical Staff
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
Baltimore, MD
2017 Graduates
Casey Heidrich
MIchel Alves Lacerda
Kenichi Sasaki
2016 Graduates
Francesca Margherita Favarò
PhD AE 05/16
Assistant Professor
San Jose State University
San Jose, CA
Parker Francis
MS AE 05/2016
VIPER Rover Structures and Mechanisms Lead
HX5, LLC
Houston, TX
Mariusz Grøtte
MS AE 05/16
Researcher in Warfare and Defence
Norwegian Defense Research Establisment
Horten, Norway
2015 Graduates
2014 Graduates
2013 Graduates
Chris Cordell
PhD AE 12/13
Electro-Optical Systems Laboratory
Georgia Tech Research Institute
Atlanta, GA
Soumyo Dutta
PhD AE 12/13
Aerospace Engineer in Atmospheric Flight and Entry Systems
NASA Langley Research Center
Hampton, VA
Milad Mahzari
PhD AE 12/13
Entry Systems and Vehicle Development Branch
NASA Ames Research Center
Moffett Field, CA
2012 Graduates
Nikki Bauer
MS AE 8/12
ISS Mission Operations Support Officer
NASA Johnson Space Center
Houston, TX
Joy Brathwaite
PhD AE 5/12
Research Staff Member
Institute for Defense Analyses
Washington, D.C.
Cole Kazemba
MS AE 5/12
Senior Aerospace Systems Engineer
NASA Ames Research Center
Mountain View, CA
Jarret Lafleur
PhD AE 5/12
Senior Member of the Technical Staff
Sandia National Laboratories
Livermore, CA
Matt Nehrenz
MS AE 5/12
Guidance, Navigation, and Control Engineer
Reliable Robotics
San Francisco, CA
2011 Graduates
Greg Dubos
PhD AE 5/11
Mars 2020 Flight System Systems Engineer
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, CA
Amanda Pietruszewski
MS AE 12/11
Principal Systems Engineer
University Nanosat Program
Albuquerque, NM
2010 Graduates
2009 Graduates
Kristina Alemany
PhD AE 12/09
Senior Member of the Technical Staff
The Aerospace Corporation
El Segundo, CA
2008 Graduates
2007 Graduates
Reuben Rohrschneider
PhD AE 5/07
Principal Mission Systems & Architecture Engineer
Ball Aerospace
Boulder, CO
2006 Graduates
2005 Graduates
2004 Graduates
Nichols Brown
MS AE 5/04
Senior Member of the Technical Staff
The Aerospace Corporation
El Segundo, CA
John Crowley
MS AE 5/04
Space Propulsion
CDI Aerospace
West Palm Beach, FL
John D. Reeves
MS AE 7/04
Operations and Life-Cycle Analysis
NASA Langley Research Center
Hampton, VA
2003 Graduates
2002 Graduates
2001 Graduates
John Bradford
PhD AE 8/01
President & Chief Technical Officer
SpaceWorks Enterprises, Inc.
Atlanta, GA
Tim Cormier
MS AE 12/01
Executive Director, V2500 Engine Program
Pratt & Whitney
East Hartford, CT
David McCormick
PhD AE 8/01
Modeling and Simulation Systems Engineer
The Boeing Company
Seal Beach, CA
2000 Graduates
Irene Budianto
PhD AE 12/00
Trajectory & Orbital Mechanics
U.S. Air Force Research Lab
Albuquerque, NM
Laura Krothapalli
PhD AE 8/00
Trajectory & Orbital Mechanics
The Aerospace Corporation
El Segundo, CA
1999 Graduates
Kirk Sorensen
MS AE 12/99
President and Chief Technologist
Flibe Energy
Huntsville, AL
1998 Graduates
Kim Steadman
MS AE 6/98
Science System Engineer for Mars 2020
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena, CA