VishalaÌýArya
- Assistant Professor
- COLORADO CENTER FOR ASTRODYNAMICS RESEARCH (CCAR)

AERO 465
Education
PhD, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2022
MS,ÌýDepartment of Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2018
BS, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology, Pilani, India, 2014
Professional Experience
2025 - Present, Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering Sciences, ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ
2022 - 2024, Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
2016 - 2022, Graduate Student Assistant, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University
Selected Awards
2024,ÌýNASA Honors award for GRACE-FO team
2023, Winning Team 12th International Global Trajectory Optimization Competition (GTOC)
2021, Breakwell award at AAS Space Flight Mechanics Conference for the best paperÌý
2020, AEROÌýGraduateÌýExcellenceÌýFellowship, Texas A&M University
2019, AIAA Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference paper presentation award
2017,ÌýHEEP Graduate Fellowship by Hagler Institute for Advanced StudyÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý
2014, Deutscher Akademischer AustauschdienstÌýScholarship, Germany
Research Interests
Astrodynamics, Trajectory Optimization, Robust and Autonomous Guidance, Navigation and Control, Multidisciplinary design optimization of space systems, Cooperative control of multi agent space systems