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I'm actively seeking for students now. All applications will be considered seriously. Our fully funded positions have been fulfilled now.

• Postdoc and visiting scholars
  • No funded position for now, but you are welcome to apply for any fellowship.
• Graduate students
  • Two Ph.D. students with GRA positions.
  • Ph.D. students with GTA positions (depends)
  • Ph.D. students with their scholarship or fellowship
  • Visiting/exchange Ph.D. students
  • Thesis-track master students with GTA positions (depends)
• Undergraduates interested in our research areas
  • As of 20240912, I don't have more time to advise more undergraduates. I will update if anyone left or there are vacant positions. Thanks for understanding.
  • If you are interested in trajectory design, I suggest you take a look at this GTOC club.

I am constantly accepting applications for the above open positions. I will try to reply to all applications within one week. But if you did not hear from me after one week, my kind suggestion is to move on with other opportunities. (This becomes more and more infeasible) Unfortunately, due to time constraints, I decided to only reply to emails closely related to our research. Thanks for your understanding.

Check our research topics for a picture of the future, and the publication list for our past.

Contact me at both [email protected] and [email protected] with your CV and at minimum one paragraph explaining your interest in any of my research topics.

Please include an up-to-date CV and a cover letter explaining your expectation from our lab.

Bonus preference will be given to the applicant who also finishes this Quiz for Student Applicants in the email.

Qualified candidates with degrees in aerospace engineering, mathematics, computer science, control theory, robotics, or closely related fields are encouraged to apply.

Must-haves:

• Strong interest in space exploration
• Strong self-learning capabilities

Preference will be given to students who:

• Are organized and self-motivated.
• Practice knowledge and time management, such as Zettelkasten and GTD.
• Have good communication and presentation skills.

Preferred knowledge includes:

• Astrodynamics and Attitude Dynamics
• Numerical Optimization
• Optimal Control Theory
• Estimation Theory
• Analytical dynamics
• Machine Learning, Statistics Learning
• Hardware Skills
• etc.

Further information on the application process can be found here: https://daytonabeach.erau.edu/admissions/doctoral

International Graduate Admissions: https://daytonabeach.erau.edu/admissions/international-graduate-admissions

• The preferred minimum TOEFL score for admissions is 213 (computer-based), 79 (IBT Internet-based) or 8.5 (Essentials). The preferred IELTS score is 6.0. The preferred Duolingo score is 105. The preferred EIKEN score is Pre-1. The preferred Cambridge score is 170.
• GRE requirement (math) is 160 for PhD, and 158 for Master's.