JayÌýMcMahon

  • Associate Professor
  • Smead Faculty Fellow
  • COLORADO CENTER FOR ASTRODYNAMICS RESEARCH (CCAR)
Address

Office location: AERO 461

Focus Area

Astrodynamics & Satellite Navigation Systems (ASN)

Education

PhD, Aerospace Engineering Science, University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder, 2011
MS, Astronautical Engineering, University of Southern California, 2006
BS, Aerospace Engineering (cum laude) , University of Michigan, 2004

Professional Experience

2021 - Present, Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder
2016 - 2021, Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder
2013 - 2016, Assistant Research Professor, Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder
2011 - 2013, Research Associate, Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder
2008 - 2011, Graduate Research Assistant, Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder
2004 - 2008, Member Technical Staff, Guidance Analysis Department, The Aerospace Corporation

Awards (selected)

H. Joseph Smead Faculty Fellow, 2022
Outstanding Faculty Graduate Advisor Award, Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Engineering, 2021
Smead Aerospace Engineering Sciences Outstanding Junior Faculty Award, 2020
DARPA YFA Fellow, 2020 - 2021
NASA STMD Early Career Faculty fellow, 2018 - 2021
NIAC Fellow, 2017 - 2020
Smead Aerospace Engineering Sciences Outstanding Junior Faculty Award, 2017
AIAA Associate Fellow, 2017
AIAA-Rocky Mountain Section Young Engineer of the Year, 2017
Asteroid 1998 OS14 renamed , 2016
NASA Earth and Space Sciences Fellowship (NESSF), 2010 - 2011

Research Interests

Astrodynamics
Autonomous Guidance, Navigation and Control
Asteroid and Comet Science
Solar System Exploration
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