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Edgar Glenn Lightsey

Dr. Glenn Lightsey is Director of the Space Systems Design Lab and Director of the Center for Space Technology And Research at Georgia Tech. His research program focuses on the technology of small satellites, including: guidance, navigation, and control systems; attitude determination and control; formation flying, satellite swarms, and satellite networks; cooperative control; proximity operations and unmanned spacecraft rendezvous; space based Global Positioning System receivers; radionavigation; visual navigation; propulsion; satellite operations; and space systems engineering.

Dr. Lightsey has authored and co-authored more than 140 technical articles and publications, including four book chapters. He is an AIAA Fellow and a Founding Member of the AIAA Small Satellite Technical Committee. He is Associate Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Small Satellites. Dr. Lightsey has received the Institute of Navigation’s Tycho Brahe Award, the AIAA’s Mechanics and Control of Flight award, and the American Society of Engineering Education’s J. Leland Atwood Teaching Excellence Award.

Jyh-Chin Juang

Educations
1980 BS, National Chiao-Tung University, Taiwan
1982 MS, National Chiao-Tung University, Taiwan
1987 Ph.D., University of Southern California, USA.
Experiences
2000-present Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
1993-2000 Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
1990-1993 Principal Scientist, American GNC Corp
1987-1990 Consulting Engineer, Lockheed Corp.

Specialities
Control Engineering (Robust Control、 Servo Control)
Aeronautical Engineering (Attitude control、 Guidance and Control)
Electronic Navigation (Global Positioning System)

Steven Liang

Dr. Liang’s research interests focus on precision manufacturing processes in the context of modeling, monitoring, control, and optimization. Specifically, his work has been devoted to physics-based analysis and predictive modeling of metal machining and additive manufacturing, with emphasis on materials-driven processing. It addresses the materials microstructural response to process-induced thermal-mechanical strain, stress, and heat distributions germane to part properties and performance, thus rendering a deeper insight into the manufacturing process physics as well as a scientific foundation to support process planning and optimization for effectiveness and productivity.

In the field of precision machining, Dr. Liang’s research has centered on predictive modeling of shear straining, thermal kinematics, and material constitutives to apprehend the coupling of thermal and mechanical loadings and the related materials behavior evolutions. The study has shed lights on the effects of machining and grinding parameters, tool geometries, and lubrication condition on the dynamics of velocity, deformation, stress, and temperature profiles. It has examined the microstructural aspects of recrystallization, grain growth, texture variation, and phase field change in machining, thus offering a better understanding of the fundamental mechanisms that govern the machined part performance of tolerance, strength, modulus, hardness, and endurance, in addition to process effectiveness attributes of machinability, tool efficiency, and environmental compatibility.

Loren Chang

Education:
PhD., 2006 – 2010, Aerospace Engineering Sciences University of Colorado at Boulder, Dissertation: Migrating diurnal tide variability induced by propagating planetary waves, Advisor: S.E. Palo
M.S., 2004 – 2006, Aerospace Engineering Sciences
University of Colorado at Boulder, Certificate in Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences
B.S., 2000 – 2004, Physics University of California at Irvine, Astrophysics specialization

Research Interests
• Observational and modeling studies of atmospheric wave and tidal dynamics in the mesosphere, thermosphere, and ionosphere.
• Potential teleconnections between the lower atmosphere and the middle atmosphere.
• Development of air- and space-borne platforms and instrumentation for atmospheric wave / tidal observations through inter-disciplinary scientific and engineering collaboration.
• Development of small satellite design, fabrication, testing, and operations capability for aeronomy research and student education.
• Understanding upper atmospheric effects on space weather, Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), and astrodynamics in Low Earth Orbit.

Kamran Paynabar

Bio: Kamran Paynabar is the Fouts Family Early Career Professor and Associate Professor in the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Tech. He received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering from Iran in 2002 and 2004, respectively, and his Ph.D. in Industrial and Operations Engineering from The University of Michigan in 2012. He also holds an M.A. in Statistics from The University of Michigan. His research interests comprise both applied and methodological aspects of machine-learning and statistical modeling integrated with engineering principles. He is a recipient of the INFORMS Data Mining Best Student Paper Award, the Best Application Paper Award from IIE Transactions, the Best QSR refereed paper from INFORMS, and the Best Paper Award from POMS. He has been recognized with the Georgia Tech campus level 2014 CETL/BP Junior Faculty Teaching Excellence Award and the Provost Teaching and Learning Fellowship. He served as the chair of QSR of INFORMS, and the president of QCRE of IISE.

Research Interests: High-dimensional data analysis for systems monitoring, diagnostics and prognostics, and statistical and machine learning for complex-structured streaming data including multi-stream signals, images, videos, point clouds and network data with applications ranging from manufacturing including automotive and aerospace to healthcare.

Fu-Yuen Hsiao

Chairman and Asociate Professor
Specialities : Astrodynamics, Hamiltonian Systems, Dynamics, Navigation, Guidance and Control
Tel : +886 (0)2 2621 5656 ext.3319
Office : Engineering Building E764
E-Mail : fyhsiao@mail.tku.edu.tw
Educational Background :
Ph.D., University of Michigan , U. S. A
Experiences :
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Aerospace Engineering, TKU

Jud Ready

Dr. W. Jud Ready is the Deputy Director, Innovation Initiatives for the Georgia Tech ‘Institute for Materials.’ He has also been an Adjunct Professor in the School of Materials Science & Engineering at Georgia Tech and a Principal Research Engineer on the research faculty of Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) for over a dozen years. Prior to joining the Georgia Tech faculty, he worked for a major military contractor (General Dynamics) as well as in small business (MicroCoating Technologies). He has served as PI or co-PI for grants totaling ~$17M awarded by the Army, Navy, Air Force, DARPA, NASA, NSF, NIST, industry, charitable foundations and the States of Georgia and Florida. His current research focuses primarily on energy, aerospace, nanomaterial applications and electronics reliability.

Dr. Ready has published numerous refereed publications on electronic and nanoscale materials and his research developments have been presented at well-over two dozen international conferences. He has served as an expert witness in criminal and civil cases and he has provided testimony to the Georgia State House Science & Technology Committee. He has patents awarded in the United States (#6,846,370; 6,994,757; 8,350,146; 8,474,805; 8,604,681; 8,774,890; 8,919,752; 9,058,954) and abroad, with several others pending in the U.S. and abroad as well.

Yei-Chin Chao

學歷
美國喬治亞理工學院航太工程研究所 博士 1980/09~ 1979/06
國立成功大學機械工程研究所 碩士 1977/09~ 1979/06
國立成功大學機械工程系 學士 1973/09~ 1977/06
經歷
國立成功大學 航太科技研究中心 中心主任 2004.08
國立成功大學 航空太空工程學系（所） 特聘教授 2002.08 – 9999.08
國立成功大學 航空太空工程學系（所） 教授兼系主任 2001.08 – 2004.07
美國柏克萊加州大學 機械系 訪問教授 1998.08 – 1998.12
國立成功大學 航空太空工程學系（所） 一組主任 1992.08 – 1993.07
國立成功大學 航空太空工程學系（所） 教授 1991.08 – 9999.08
成功大學 航空太空研究所 副教授 1984.03 – 1991.07
美國喬治亞理工學院 航太研究所 研究助理 1980.09 – 1984.03

專長及研究領域
1.工程聲學 , 2.噴射推進 , 3.燃燒熱機 , 4.航空工程

榮譽及獎勵
1. 國立成功大學 特聘教授 (連續4次獲獎, 2002起~ )
2. Journal of Aeronautics, Astronautics and Aviation, 國際期刊總主編(Editor-in-Chief, 2006~ )
3. 2005 中華民國航太學會第一屆會士 (Fellow, AASROC)
4. 中華民國燃燒學會 理事長 (第一任 2004~2006, 連任第二任 2006~ )
5. 國科會92年度傑出研究獎
6. 國立成功大學 特聘教授 (2002 起~ )
7. 2003年獲推薦美國航太學會AIAA Associate Fellow
8. 國立成功大學工學院92學年度研究優良教師
9. 國科會92年度大學生研究創作獎指導教授
10. 成大航太系91, 92, 93, 94學年度研究優良教師
11. 2006中華民國燃燒學會第16屆燃燒科技與應用學術研討會學生論文競賽第二名(第一名從缺)(指導教授)
12. 2006中華民國燃燒學會第16屆燃燒科技與應用學術研討會學生論文競賽第三名 (指導教授)

Koki Ho

Assistant Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology, Aug. 2019 – Present.
Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Jan. 2016 – Aug. 2019.
Research Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Sep. 2015 – Dec. 2015.
Visiting Researcher, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Sep. 2015 – Dec. 2015.

Education
Ph.D., Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015.
Thesis: Dynamic Network Modeling for Spaceflight Logistics with Time-Expanded Networks (Advisor: Prof. Olivier de Weck).
M.Eng., Aeronautics and Astronautics, University of Tokyo, 2011.
Thesis: Development of Star Sensor for Nano-satellites and Its Identification Performance Improvement (Advisor: Prof. Shinichi Nakasuka)
B.Eng., Aeronautics and Astronautics, University of Tokyo, 2009.
Thesis: Optimization for the Communication Network of a Micro-Satellite Cluster by Multilayer Hierarchy (Advisor: Prof. Shinichi Nakasuka)

Honors
2020 NSF CAREER Award
2019 DARPA Young Faculty Award
2019 NASA Early Career Faculty Award
2015 Luigi Napolitano Award

Chien-Yuh Yang

學歷(Education):
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, USA

經歷(Experience):
經濟部 能源委員會 工程師(Project Engineer, Energy Commission, Ministry of Economical Affairs)
私立東南工專 機械科 講師
美國賓州州立大學 機械系 博士後研究員

研究專長(Research areas):
熱交換器設計 (Heat Exchanger Design), 熱管技術
熱傳增強技術 (Heat Transfer Enhancement), 微尺度熱流 (Micro Scale Heat Transfer)
電子熱備散熱 (Electronic Devices Thermal Management)
冷凍空調 (Air-Condition and Refrigeration)
太陽能

Jason Shian-Ching Jang

學歷(Educations):
國立成功大學 冶金及材料工程系 學士（1978）
國立成功大學 礦冶及材料科學研究所 碩士（1980）
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, USA, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Ph. D.（1989）

經歷(Experience):
1982-1996 工業技術研究院 工業材料研究所,副研究員、研究員兼實驗室主任
Materials Research Laboratories, ITRI, Scientist (1990-1992)
Materials Research Laboratories, ITRI, Scientist; Research Manager (1992-1996)
義守大學 材料科學及工程學系副教授，教授兼系主任
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, I-Shou University, Associate Professor(1996-2002), Professor (2002-2004), Professor and Chairman (2004-2009)
國立中央大學 機械系
Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Central University, Professor (2009-2010)
Graduate Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, National Central University, Professor (2011-2012)
Graduate Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, National Central University, Professor and Chairman (2012-now)

研究專長(Research Areas):
Vacuum metallurgy and rapidly solidification technology are dedicated to the research and development of novel functional alloys bearing special mechanical and biomedical properties. Our interests are focused on the following subjects:

Alloy design of high performance alloys, bulk metallic glass and composites, intermetallics, and light-weight high entropy alloys
Thermoplastic precision forming of bulk metallic glass
Metallic glass coating for the application of anti-bacteria, medical tool, and fatigue resistance
Synthesis of metallic glass powders for application on additive manufacturing

Brian Gunter

Dr. Brian C. Gunter is an Associate Professor in Aerospace Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He received his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Rice University, and later his M.S. and Ph.D. in aerospace engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, specializing in orbital mechanics. Prior to joining Georgia Tech, Dr. Gunter was on the faculty of the Delft University of Technology (TU-Delft) in the Netherlands, as a member of the Physical and Space Geodesy section. His research activities involve various aspects of spacecraft missions and their applications, such as investigations into current and future laser altimetry missions, monitoring changes in the polar ice sheets using satellite data, applications of satellite constellations, and topics surrounding kinematic orbit determination. He has been responsible for both undergraduate and graduate courses on topics such as orbital mechanics, space systems design, satellite orbit determination, Earth and planetary observation, and dynamics. He has received a NASA group achievement award for his work on the GRACE mission, and he is also a former recipient of a NASA Earth System Science Graduate Fellowship. He is a member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), the American Geophysical Union (AGU), and the International Association of Geodesy (IAG). He is currently a member of the AIAA Astrodynamics Technical Committee.